The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

"Oh, no, gentlemen, what did I do when I visited a brothel? Did you arrest the wrong person?" Lu Yugui was carried away by two people, so frightened that his heart accelerated.

The commander of the guards looked fierce: "You think we are blind!"

Lu Yugui almost cried out of fright. He shook his head hurriedly and said, "No, that's not what you mean. What I mean is that you are arresting this name but not me?"

"What does this kid mean?" the guard holding him asked another one.

Another held his guard and rolled his eyes at his colleagues: "What he means is that the name is the same, but the person is not him. He said that we arrested the wrong person!"

"Hey, I think this guy is dishonest!" As he said that, he pinched the soft flesh on his arm.

"Ouch~ Please be merciful, sir, I can't bear the pain!" Lu Yugui's eyes became warm now, it hurt.

The commander of the Imperial Guard turned back to him with a harmless smile and asked: "Do you know who I am?"

Lu Yugui nodded: "I know, you are the commander of the guards."

"It's good to know." The commander of the guards was very satisfied with his answer, and then asked: "Since you know who I am, you should know that the person I want to arrest personally is impossible to mistake, and once I take action, I will Big case, do you know what big case you have committed?"

The tone and demeanor of his words did not sound like he was handling a major case, but rather like a group of fair-weather friends going to a restaurant to drink and eat meat together.

But with such a relaxed and casual tone, what he said scared Lu Yugui to the point where he almost lost control of his urine.

"What, what on earth is going on?" Lu Yugui cried in despair, "I didn't do anything during this period. The most I did was go out to visit a brothel. It can't be illegal to visit a brothel now, right?"

When it came to what he had committed, no one in the Imperial Guard said anything. They were only responsible for arresting people, and it was not their responsibility to conduct specific trials.

Besides, the brothel was so disturbed by the officers and soldiers, and all the guests inside were frightened and lost their interest. Everyone began to care about what happened?

"Hey, why do you think the officers and soldiers arrested Mr. Lu? Or do you mean that Mr. Lu committed something and was caught by the government?"

"Who knows, officers and soldiers came to the brothel to arrest people. Apparently the incident happened suddenly. Let's go and find out what happened."

"Oh, let's go. Mr. Lu has been arrested. Next time we visit a brothel, there will be no one to help us pay the bill."

"Yes, I was thinking about coming to accompany the new beauty next time, but now it seems I can only wait until next time. I really hope Master Lu will be released soon."

In this way, when they visit the brothel, they will have a big enemy to treat.

These people came out of the brothel and on their way to inquire about the news, they discovered that there were many officers and soldiers with swords on the street. From the military uniforms they wore, they could tell that they were officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.

"What's going on today? The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division were dispatched at the same time. What happened?"

"I don't know. Let's go. Let's follow them and see where they are going."

Soon, the people of Jiankang discovered that officers and soldiers surrounded the residences of large salt merchants and many officials.

Is Jiankang going to change again?
The people were so frightened that they hid in their homes and talked about it. If you pay attention, you can see that they were talking with a faint excitement in their eyes. This shows how happy the people were when they saw an official being unlucky.

Lu Yugui was taken to the prison. Before long, he saw a large family of men, women, and children being locked up.

Only when his family came in did he realize that the family's luxurious house and food and clothing expenses exceeded the limit.

"Our Lu family is not the only one in the world who has exceeded the regulations. There are countless families in Jiankang alone. If we want to strictly investigate, I am afraid that the entire wealthy area of ​​Jiankang will fall!"

"Master, this is what happened, but the master wants to use our family as a model. What should we do now?"

Apart from admitting that you are unlucky, it depends on how the superiors deal with it.

Lu Yugui looked at his family and asked, "Why did the officers and soldiers come to our house? What is the situation at home now?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Lu cried directly, "Our residence is surrounded by officers and soldiers. I heard that the house will be ransacked. Sir, do you think our family will be exiled?"

Lu Yugui's brows were furrowed and his face was ashen. There was really no doubt about this. If they were convicted of violating the laws of their family, they might have their homes confiscated and beheaded. Exile might be a liberal approach and it would be the lightest punishment.

in the palace.

Li Jingfu heard the words of Xiang Rongrang who came to report the confiscation of his house and asked in shock: "How much did you just say? Just a big salt merchant confiscated 500 million taels of silver? And countless gold, silver and jade articles?"

Xiang Rongrang stood at the bottom and said astonishingly: "Five million taels are in cash, and his house and properties in various places in the Yu Dynasty are not included. If you give a rough estimate, I think it is at least tens of millions." !”

"Bang!"

The tea cup in Li Jingfu's hand fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.

He recovered from the shock and asked: "How is the situation in other officials' houses?"

Xiang Rongrang replied: "Officials are not as good as big salt merchants. We have investigated and punished several official shops with slightly larger amounts. The amount of tax evasion and tax evasion can be as high as one million taels, as low as 10 taels, 10,000+ taels, and tens of thousands." I have no time to deal with the two silver shops."

Today, with the big salt merchants paving the way in front, and the relatively small shrimps behind, Li Jingfu at least did not show a shocked expression anymore.

But his face was extremely dark, and he said with hidden anger: "They are all 'good ministers and capable officials' of Dayu! For the sake of the peace of the world, I recruited one hundred thousand soldiers, but I didn't even have the money to raise them, and the treasury was even more empty. You can race horses, but any of these virtuous ministers in the court who talk about benevolence, justice and morality are worth hundreds of thousands or even millions, but I, the lord of the world, am so poor that I have to mend my underpants!"

Xiang Rongrang glanced at Li Jingfu's waist, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked: "Your Majesty, please calm down, but do you want me to send more officers and soldiers to raid their mansions? Will all the property obtained fill your private treasury?" "

Li Jingfu frowned, "I'm really aggrieved for Mingxi's eldest nephew. When the rebels besieged the city, as long as the whole city worked together, the rebels couldn't break through the city gate. But the solid city gate was destroyed by these selfish and self-interested people. The courtiers were delayed, if everyone had the money and strength to contribute, how could the rebels possibly break through Jiankang’s city gate!”

In order to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, he was almost delayed by these courtiers because of a little money. Fortunately, he was influenced by Xia Jing and decided to rectify it. Now the money he raised is enough for him to raise a million soldiers and horses.

Now that we have money to do things, "One hundred thousand recruits need to be trained more. They will go north to fight the rebellion after the snow melts next spring at the latest. So in the next few months, we will increase training in terms of food supply!"

"Also, I heard that the queen has built a lot of cement roads in the Gyeonggi area. Should we also build this infrastructure in Jiankang?"

Xiang Rongrang had no objection to this, "I will obey the emperor's instructions in everything." The two were discussing what they should do if they had money, when Anu came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the princess wants to see you!"

Li Jingfu looked confused and glanced at the hourglass next to him, "Why is she entering the palace at this time? Invite her in!"

Anu took the order and turned around and left the hall.

Xiang Rongrang hesitated for a moment, then said: "The princess may be here to plead for the Changping Marquis Mansion."

After hearing this, Li Jingfu asked with a cold face: "Are you saying that the Changping Hou family is involved in tax evasion?"

Xiang Rongrang nodded and moved to the side. When the princess came into the palace to meet her, he would stand aside and stay out of the way.

Li Chengxian followed Anu in and bowed to Li Jingfu in a polite manner, "I have met my father!"

"Come on, tell me, why are you entering the palace at this time because of something important?" Li Jingfu probably knew why she came to the palace, so he asked straight to the point.

"Father, he put everyone in the Changping Marquis Mansion except his sons and ministers into cells." Li Chengxian pointed at Xiang Rongrang who was standing aside.

She knew that this was the emperor's confidant, a military commander whom he relied heavily on, and she was quite restrained in what she said. If her temper had been in the past, she might have just cursed.

"My son came to the palace today just to ask him, what heinous crime has the Changping Marquis Mansion committed that he needs to blame?"

After hearing her words, Li Jingfu's good mood about getting rich overnight disappeared instantly.

He snorted coldly: "As my in-laws, the Changping Marquis Mansion actually dug into Dayu's corner and took the lead in tax evasion. What crime do you think they committed?"

Xiang Rongrang raised his head and defended: "Princess, I didn't make a mess. I just followed the order and invited Changping Marquis into the cell of the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division to drink tea. It's not as serious as you said."

Entering the cell was in his mouth, and he said it lightly as drinking tea. After hearing his words, Li Chengxian almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"Father, look at him. He doesn't take this princess of mine seriously at all. He arrests people when he comes to arrest them, without sparing any mercy!"

Li Jingfu coughed twice and said calmly: "It's just a cup of tea in the cell. It's no big deal. You go back and pay the taxes you owe, and the Marquis of Changping can go home. Instead of coming here to cry to me, It’s better to go home and raise money quickly, and let Marquis Changping suffer less in the cell!”

Li Chengxian was so angry that she stamped her feet, with a look of helplessness and anger on her face: "Father!"

"Okay, this matter is non-negotiable!" Only after Li Jingfu became emperor did he realize how difficult it is to manage a country well.

Now that he finally found a way to make money, Dayu had a chance to turn around, but his good daughter came to hold him back again. How could Li Jingfu not be angry, "You don't want to be Dayu's sinner, right?"

Li Chengxian's heart sank, "How come I have become Dayu's sinner? Is it possible that my father's crime is extremely evil? Has he made an unforgivable mistake?"

Li Jingfu glared at her angrily: "Don't waste my time here, and don't mess around here. In short, you have to know that if you pay the tax, he can go home, otherwise he will wait to die in the cell. !”

There are some people in this world who like to pretend to be powerful, and they want to be domineering and prosperous by relying on their power.

And some people, no matter the ups and downs of life, they can treat it with a normal heart and maintain their original intention.

Just like the Xia family!
Even if they raise a queen of a country, they are not impatient or impatient, are not shocked by humiliation, treat their daughter and son-in-law with a normal heart, and live a low-key life in a city.

Li Chengxian was unwilling to leave the palace like this, and shouted with a mournful face: "Father."

Li Jingfu glared: "You want to be the sinner of the Li family!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a heavy hammer hitting her chest, making her unable to breathe for a long time.

She suppressed her cries and blessed her body: "I will resign now!"

After Li Chengxian left, Anu changed Li Jingfu's cup of hot tea and asked, "Is the emperor's words too harsh? The princess even cried."

Li Jingfu pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed: "She has been pampered by me since she was a child, but she unexpectedly grew up to be an extremely selfish person who does not distinguish between right and wrong. Now let her suffer some injustice and suffer some hardships for her and the Cai family. all good!"

Anu said worriedly: "The princess did not fish out Marquis Changping. After returning, she is afraid that she will be made things difficult for everyone in the Marquis Changping Mansion."

After hearing this, Li Jingfu's face turned dark instantly. He snorted coldly: "She is a princess. With me supporting her, what does she have to be afraid of? She can't stand up in her husband's family by herself, even if I become her today Hopefully, her life in her husband's family will not be easy."

"When a woman gets married, her natal family is her support. If she is good at handling this relationship, who dares to bully her?"

A woman relies on her mother-in-law's family for support, but what does the Li family rely on for support?
One is to rely on force or military power. With force in hand, if a courtier wants to control the government, it depends on the force in her hand whether she will agree or not!
The second is to rely on interests. Everyone has a community of interests, and everyone will work hard to maintain this interest.

Furthermore, there is strength in numbers, and it depends on the tribe.The various clans of Dayu cultivated many talented people, successful candidates, and successful scholars. After they succeeded, everyone would spontaneously help their clansmen. Only in this way, over time, could the clan gradually become stronger.

In the same way, the Li royal family also wanted to maintain clan relations and strengthen imperial power.

The country of the Yu Dynasty was everlasting, and no one in the Changping Hou family dared to underestimate Li Chengxian. Without the support of the emperor, they might regress into a third-rate family.

The ministers who were imprisoned in the cells looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Is the Emperor really planning to execute us?"

"Execution? Isn't the emperor afraid that all Confucian scholars in the world will rebel?"

The military general on the side sighed: "It took three years for the scholar to rebel. Now that the emperor has military power, he will not notice your rebellion? Don't be naive, isn't it good to be an honest man? If you have to go through it, now it's better. I threw everyone into the cell!"

"Shut up!" A representative figure in the civil service retorted: "You teach people to behave honestly. When you are running around for three meals a day, you will always follow the rules? Even if the money-making project is right in front of you , you can sign the contract as long as you agree, will you refuse?"

"If you don't bother, will you end up in a cell? By coincidence, you are still in a cell with us?"

The general glared at them: "We are low-key, and you are all involved. If you don't seek death, will the emperor remember the tax? The emperor is forced by you. If you don't force the emperor, he may not be able to think about it in a hundred years." Raise taxes!"

A group of silverfish who didn't know what they were talking about. They only showed off their words and got scared whenever something happened. If it weren't for the fence blocking them, he really wanted to rush over and beat them up!
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