My subjects are too rebellious!

"Yes, Zhu Di, I believe he will help me."

"Why does Your Majesty trust him?"

Qin Chuan thought of the man in his previous life, the emperor.

He spent his entire life fighting in the Jingnan Campaign and finally died on the road.

The emperor is ready to die for his country and will not turn back until the enemy is defeated.

"Because he has a chivalrous heart, he will never watch the people of the world suffer from war."

Cao Cao looked at the emperor who suddenly stood up and turned his back to him.

With such an aura that looks down on the world, it seems that everything is under control.

At this moment, Qin Chuan's eyes were looking at the grassland.

...

"Outside the pass is the land of Dawu, right? The people living outside the pass are my people of Dawu, right?"

Zhu Di sat in the big tent, frowning, turning his hands over and looking at Mahamu and Aluta in the tent with disdain.

"What do you mean by dividing them among you?"

Alutai looked at Zhu Di unkindly and said coldly: "If you want us to surrender, this is the condition."

Mahamu stood aside without saying a word.

Zhu Di also raised his head and his brows furrowed even deeper.

"How can the land of our ancestors be given to others? The Wu Dynasty cannot be divided. This is my bottom line."

"If you refuse to accept, then soon you will know what a king's army is! What it means to punish the criminals and bring peace to the people!"

"If you don't submit to me, this grassland will become a horse ranch for my 200,000-man army!"

After hearing this, Mahamu and Aluta's faces became extremely gloomy, but they did not dare to refute.

They had been beaten back step by step, although they could have used the terrain to drag Zhu Di down.

But Zhu Di had no intention of letting them go and actually fought all the way to the Onon River.

If they continue to drag on like this, then when winter comes, they will starve to death even without Zhu Di having to attack them because they have no food reserves.

This was a disaster for their tribe.

"How about we go back and discuss this with the tribe members?"

Mahamu asked, although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to do so.

Aluta also needed to go back to discuss before making a decision, and Zhu Di did not stop him and watched the two of them leave.

After calming down for a while, he walked out of the tent, looked at the vast grassland in the distance, and sighed with his hands on his hips.

"Such a country would make people nostalgic."

Yao Guangxiao, who was following behind him, was also looking at the distant horizon, but no one could tell what he was thinking.

...

"Wen Ruo, tell me, is it the times that make heroes, or is it heroes that make the times?"

Xun Yu didn't know why Cao Cao sat in the pavilion sighing after returning from the palace.

Hearing Cao Cao's question, Xun Yu immediately replied: "Without this trend, there would be no heroes. Similarly, it is these heroes who adapt to this trend."

"You guys tell me something too."

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu looked at each other, and then Cheng Yu spoke first: "In my humble opinion, the times create heroes, and heroes are also the times."

Guo Jia smiled confidently and said, "A hero or a talented person can see through the current situation and then adapt to it."

“Throughout history, almost all people who have achieved great success have risen by taking advantage of opportunities.”

"So I think that the times and heroes may complement each other."

Cao Cao was still in deep thought. Xun Yu and the other two looked at each other and fell silent.

On the other hand, Heshen went to the Jinyiwei Yamen as soon as he left the palace.

After He Longyi asked for a hundred Jinyiwei, Heshen left satisfied.

Afterwards, he went to the Western Factory. After all, things like confiscating property were naturally easier for people from the Western Factory to do.

"Sir, I am also following His Majesty's orders. Please give me some convenience."

After stating his purpose, Yu Huatian waved his hand and Ma Jinliang came out with two hundred spies from the Western Factory.

"Sir, this Ma Jinliang is my right-hand man. He knows which company to copy."

Heshen naturally knew whose house to raid. After all, he kept a record of everything related to money in his mind.

Wang Wenshu was sentenced to execution of all nine generations of his clan and his property was confiscated.

In the past, this kind of job was done by the East and West Factories, after all, the benefits were high.

But nowadays, no one dares to do anything about it.

The palace is located on Taiping Street in the capital. It is surrounded by high walls and is surrounded by lush trees and abundant flowers and plants, appearing extremely peaceful.

The red walls and black tiles are antique. Looking at the two seals on the door, Heshen glanced at Ma Jinliang.

Ma Jinliang immediately understood and with a wave of his hand, the spies from the Western Factory rushed into the palace like hungry wolves.

Heshen followed slowly behind, walking on his own.

Entering the hall, there is a large mahogany table in the middle, on which are the four treasures of the study.

Wang Wenshu's family tree and family motto are hung on both sides of the hall.

One of them attracted Heshen's attention: greed leads to more poverty; giving money leads to more wealth.

"It seems that the Wang family has had several scholars in their ancestors."

"Someone is coming."

With Heshen's shout, more than a dozen spies from the Western Factory ran in.

"Smash it for me."

Heshen pointed at the wall behind the family precepts and shouted.

The spies from the Western Factory walked up and started breaking the wall without asking any questions. After the wall was broken open, one of the spies reached in to feel around.

"found it!"

He Shen said nonchalantly: "All valuables will be put into the national treasury, and the silver will be confiscated."

"Go and search it thoroughly, and smash whatever needs to be smashed."

Then He Shen glanced at the chair beside him and said quickly, "This is a Huanghuali four-cornered official hat chair. Handle it with care."

"Eunuch Ma, it's boring here, why don't we go to the Minister of Rites' house and have some quiet time?"

Ma Jinliang naturally knew that Heshen did this on purpose because of what happened in the morning court today.

"Since you are in such a good mood, I will accompany you."

As they spoke, the two of them took a hundred Jinyiwei and a hundred Western Factory spies and headed towards Li Linfu's home in a mighty manner.

"Li Linfu accepted bribes lavishly, lived an extravagant life, and was even more treacherous and sinister."

"I'm afraid you will offend him and the lord if you go this time. Aren't you afraid that he will cause trouble to you in the future?"

He Shen narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Now I am also a favorite of His Majesty. With His Majesty as my backer, does he think he can touch me?"

"What's more, he is a second-rank official, and I am also a second-rank official. Now I am following the emperor's orders, so what should I be afraid of?"

Ma Jinliang reminded him quietly, "Sir, His Majesty's order is to confiscate your property, not to investigate corruption."

He Shen knew this, but he still didn't care and said, "This confiscation of property is to fill the national treasury, and this investigation of corruption is also to fill the national treasury."

"Besides, if Li Linfu is not corrupt, I can just apologize to him afterwards, but if we find out something."

"Then in your opinion, given His Majesty's temperament, will he let him off easily?"

Ma Jinliang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately understood Heshen's intention.

Although Ma Jinliang was the second-in-command of the Western Factory, he was just a military man and could never have imagined such a plan.

"High, really high."

"Eunuch Ma, you are too kind. I think we should visit each other more often in the future."

Ma Jinliang didn't think much about it and immediately expressed his agreement.

Just as the two were chatting, the magnificent Li Mansion appeared in front of them.

"Eunuch Ma, how many years do you think it would take for a second-rank official to buy a house like this?"

When Ma Jinliang heard this, he actually thought about it carefully in his mind.

He Shen interrupted immediately: "Let's get down to business first, and we can figure it out later when you get back."

Having said that, he led the Jinyiwei forward and knocked on the door.