[Xiye] Sword Bearer

Ye Gucheng doesn't make friends, but as the master of Baiyun City, he also has confidants available.

To be honest, as a confidant, it is difficult to support my boss to do such a thankless thing.

Across the seven seas, Ye Ma, nicknamed Ma Ye'er because of her appetite, rubbed her hands in front of Ye Gucheng.The big merchants along the southeast coast are engaged in armed smuggling, from food and clothing to Western guns, all of which are extremely profitable businesses.These people seek wealth and wealth, and when the court can control them, their heads fall, and when the court cannot control them, they are rich and princely. Even Westerners are amazed that "their lives are better than their monarchs".The Lord of Baiyun City has practiced for many years. He is indeed very self-disciplined in his life, but the city defense and boat maintenance are all funded by money, and the income in the city is also increasing year by year. Fishing, divers picking pearls, there must be some businessmen who can make money under their hands, and this is one of them.

"Although you can use the strength of the Nanwang Mansion to get close to the court, but you only have one person, one sword..."

A person with a sword trying to draw chestnuts from the fire of the largest empire in the world is like a moth to a flame.

Ye Gucheng said: "Coastal erosion has a long history. If there is no Mingyue Port, there will be others. As I said, I only do what I should do, not a hasty idea."

Ye Ma asked: "So, do you really have a chance to control the Empress Dowager?"

Petition?Remonstrance?Or regicide?Even he didn't know it until he met the emperor.

Ye Gucheng said: "Change the emperor's mind, or change the emperor."

He doesn't mind changing the emperor if the court's state policy is still so stupid.

Fans of the authorities.Above the temple, I don't know what happened to Jianghu Zhiyuan, which backfired, or I knew it and refused to change.

The imperial court banned the sea even more severely because of the rampant pirates—Maritime merchants became pirates because they could not trade normally—Some coastal residents defected to pirates to make a living—The imperial court desperately suppressed pirates because they were powerful—Pirates burned because they had no way out Killing and looting - the good people along the coast were burned, killed and looted by pirates, and at the same time were killed by the imperial court.Once the blood has flowed into a river, no kind of heart can be taken back.

Not to mention that famous generals like Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were all used in the killings along the coast, leaving the court with no time to look north.From Liaodong to Gansu, there are often 10,000+ Tatar cavalry, and Chen Bing goes to the north.The Great Wall has only a symbolic meaning, but it is nothing more than dividing Hu and Han on one side of the ruins, and the cold moon shines on the rise and fall through the ages.

This is the first year of the new emperor's accession to the throne. In the words of Zhang Juzheng, the later iron-blooded prime minister and fifth-rank scholar at this time: "Is it different from the end of the Han and Tang Dynasties?"

Ye Ma almost sighed: "You know I'm not asking the emperor."

Ye Gucheng: "I'm not worried about the emperor either."

Ye Ma: "I hope we should be worried about the same thing."

Ye Gucheng: "I'm worried about the islands in the South China Sea."

Ye Ma: "There's no need to worry about them. Those who are afraid of death will not do this kind of business."

Ye Gucheng: "I'm worried that they will embarrass Baiyun City."

Of course Ye Ma knew what he was talking about.

If the sea ban is really lifted, for most people who rely on the sea for a living, it will give a legal way out, and they will not have to be charged with breaking the law or beheaded for making a living.But for the wealthy families who have already become a climate on the coast, they are very unhappy.The so-called rare goods can live, the stricter the sea ban, the higher the profit of cross-sea goods, and this money is naturally earned by wealthy families with ships and weapons.After the ban is really lifted, the competition is fair, and the advantage of the giants has weakened.Therefore, maritime merchants seem to be the victims of the maritime ban. In fact, many of them have bad intentions and wish that the imperial court would continue to ban them, so that no one else can afford to do so, and only themselves can make profits.Everyone is like this, it seems that they hate the injustice of heaven, but in fact they hate it because they can't benefit from it.

To be honest, Baiyun City is still the one that benefits.If he really managed to accomplish this, he would actually offend many wealthy families in the South China Sea—you must know that these people could be regarded as supporters of Baiyun City.

Ye Ma joked, "I've never seen you cut off your life like this."

Ye Gucheng shook his head: "You don't understand."

Ye Ma said: "I understand, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. If the port is really opened, it will only lose the immediate benefits, and the future business opportunities will be endless. Otherwise, I will not help you do this."

The scale of an empire and the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people are related to more than business.However, it is true that businessmen value profits and all they see is business.Lu Buwei, a businessman in the past, knew that the profit from farming is ten times, and the profit from pearls and jade is a hundred times, and the owner of the country, it is a huge profit, which will benefit the future generations.

Ye Gucheng said: "I already know the itinerary of the son of the Southern King. On the 22nd of the first month, send me a boat. Take the boat, and you and the boatman will return before the wind and waves appear."

The witty merchant captain still returned to the topic: "You know what I'm asking is not about business."

Ye Gucheng said: "If the emperor is smart enough, the petition can also achieve results. However, the emperor lives deep in the palace and cannot empathize with the southeast coast. It seems that he can only remonstrate."

Ye Ma really sighed at this point: "I'm afraid the city lord is not a military remonstrance, but a death remonstrance."

Ye Gucheng said: "Are you reluctant to part with the boat?"

Ye Ma smiled wryly: "You want to force me to say that I hate people?"

After all, he was one of his own, and Ye Gucheng couldn't help laughing at such a blatant show of loyalty.

Ye Ma pondered and said: "Whether the matter is successful or not, this crime is—"

The crime of treason is absolutely unreasonable.

Ye Gucheng asked innocently: "Could it be that you were doing some legal business?"

Both laughed.

Compared with the death of thousands of people, it seems more humane and effective to directly get the promise of the ruler.

But the owner of power will not give up his authority for the benefit of others. Even if the emperor knows what is right and knows that excessive prohibitions will cause more problems, but because of his strong grasp of the monarchy and the "out of control" He will only continue to increase control and confrontation, muddling along until the relationship between the monarch and his subjects collapses.He couldn't see the impact of the waves, the anger and greed on the coast, and even the dead soaked in blood and tears were just numbers in the memorials sent to the court.The emperor's eyes will always be golden towers and jade towers, kowtows and worship, and the mountains shouting long live.

Only when the sharp sword really threatens himself, when the threat of death becomes real and urgent, can he realize this pain, and he can realize that the waves will wash up on the beach one day, and the threat of survival is a threat to everyone. All fair.

Power is not fair, but death is fair, the same for the emperor of the Nine Layers Palace and the people of the mountains and fields.

Because of the fairness of death, there are sword bearers from the South China Sea Islands. The plan to cross mountains and seas can only be deterred once in an instant.

With his back to the mountains and the sea, he does not belong to the imperial court, nor does he belong to the rivers and lakes.

Before leaving, Ye Gucheng took a look at the beach full of sand sculptures played by little troublemakers.

Maybe it was not strong enough, maybe it was the impact of sea wind and waves, half of the strange sand sculptures were destroyed, and half of the survivors farther from the sea also became dry, loose and blurred under the sun.

He doesn't want to destroy these things, just like he doesn't want to destroy the stories children make up for this world.

He vaguely recalled that more than ten years ago, Asin built a castle on the beach.

She is as naive as a child younger than her, and she does everything seriously like a child. A sand city is also made with gates, forts, and walls.

She said, "Send Lei a city."

Even at that time, Ye Gucheng already owned a real castle.But he wouldn't take any kindness from Ah Xin, he never took any kindness from her.He didn't know that the girl might not live to be an adult.

Compared with being a real city lord, being a sand sculpture lord is probably happier.

That beautiful castle only lasted for an hour or two. When the waves rushed up, those gates, walls, and fortresses were quickly licked flat by repeated washing.

No matter how big it is, it will eventually be made of sand. No matter how much painstaking effort is put into it, no matter how beautiful the binding is, it cannot withstand the washing of the waves under the setting sun of the empire.

September [-]th, the capital, the imperial city, the full moon has risen.The Jade Belt River outside the Taihe Gate, under the gentle and bright moonlight, really looks like a jade belt with golden water.

Lu Xiaofeng stood under the Supreme Harmony Gate, he even relaxed his breathing.These martial arts heroes, although they usually talk and laugh about the world of mortals, but after all, they live under the system of the whole world. Could it be that the king's land, the guests of the land, and the king's ministers live under the system of the emperor? Dare to commit minor offenses.Lu Xiaofeng didn't dare either.

For a moment, he even yearned for the scene of the emperor calling and all officials listening to the announcement during the great pilgrimage.

There are so many strange people in the world, heroes and heroes, all tricks are used, just to be able to stand on both sides of this platform.The emperor's mind is clearly revealed, it is nothing more than heroes from all over the world falling into my trap, it's a pity how many generations of heroes are obsessed and never turn their heads.

But he knew he had a friend who wouldn't be obsessed with it.Because he is only obsessed with swords.

He walked into the Palace of Preserving Harmony, and there was a one-story bungalow with the words "Whoever enters will be cut off" hung on the black lacquered gate.

The friend was waiting for him in the room.

The room was cold and damp, even Lu Xiaofeng's hands and feet felt cold, but when he saw this friend, he felt warmth in his chest.

Ximen Chuuxue is really not a warm person.Under the bean-like light and the water-like moonlight, he stood there alone, with his hands behind his back. His white clothes were like fireflies, not stained with dust. In this old and dark room, he was like a precipitated crystal, a pearl reflecting the moon. , the solitary light shines on itself, the liver and gallbladder are ice and snow.