Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 329, Zhan Doudou wants to give the entire Qi Kingdom to Liu Hong? Li Chengru reforms, Daqing disaster!

The Han Dynasty's reforms swept across the world like a flood.

Ku He of Bei Qi was in the sacred mountain of Shangjing. His breath was very weak. With the help of Haitang Duoduo and Langtao, he barely sat up.

Looking at the young Emperor of Northern Qi, a faint sigh was audible.

"I really don't know whether you are unlucky or lucky to be able to coexist with the King of Han!"

Zhan Doudou remained silent, looking at the old man who had protected Northern Qi and their Zhan family's empire all his life.

And now the old man doesn't have much time left.

Even if he sent Mu Peng, the number one master of Northern Qi, to extend Ku He's life.

At most, it will allow Ku He to survive for a while.

Ku He looked at this empress who was supposed to be a man of great talent and strategy, and seemed to understand what Zhan Doudou was thinking.

Smiled cheerfully.

"Do it while I'm still here! The philosophy of Tianyi is indeed conducive to maintaining the rule of the Northern Qi royal family, making the people believe that there is reincarnation in the world and silently endure exploitation."

"However, in this era of great contention, the Tianyi philosophy is suitable for governing a country, but not for strengthening it."

Zhan Doudou shook his head, a look of determination in his eyes.

"Master, do you think Northern Qi is suitable for reform?"

Ku He fell silent.

The Northern Qi took over the mess of the Northern Wei Kingdom. The Zhan family became the royal family and also made a lot of compromises with the domestic aristocratic families.

It can be said that the imperial power was firmly suppressed by the aristocratic families.

If reforms were to be carried out, it would probably not be the aristocratic families that would completely erode the imperial power.

That is, the aristocratic families could no longer tolerate it and directly rebelled against the Northern Qi royal family.

Ku He took a deep look at the Northern Qi emperor, who was also his niece.

For the first time, he found himself somewhat unable to understand the empress's thoughts.

"In that case, what do you want to do?"

Zhan Doudou's eyes revealed a crazy look of determination to break through and build up again.

"I will give the entire Northern Qi to the King of Han!"

Haitang Duoduo, Langtao and Kuhe were almost all shocked by Zhan Doudou's crazy idea.

If the political reforms are carried out, the royal family can survive for a few years.

If there is no reform, the royal family can last for a few more years.

Now Zhan Doudou actually wants to give the entire Northern Qi to the King of Han. What about the aristocratic families that rely on the Zhan family?

Where will the Zhan family go?
Zhan Doudou waved his hand, and Langtao and Haitang Duoduo tactfully retreated.

After all, they are outsiders and are not suitable to participate in the most core decision-making matters of Northern Qi.

Ku He's eyes were like torches, staring at Zhan Doudou.

"You know, if it weren't for the King of Han's betrayal, I wouldn't be dying."

Zhan Doudou nodded. In order to become the emperor, she gave up many things as a woman, including some of her sensuality.

Grand Master Ku He is about to die, which is a huge blow to Northern Qi.

But things have already happened. If resentment were useful, the King of Han would have died long ago.

Ku He was silent for a while.

"What about the aristocratic families? What about Tianyi Sect?"

Zhan Doudou sneered a few times, his eyes filled with disdain.

"It's better not to have those parasites that drain Northern Qi's national strength. Without them, the Zhan family will be more relaxed."

"As for Tianyi Dao! Once my plan succeeds, Tianyi Dao will spread all over the world."

Ku He seemed to have grasped something and took a breath of cold air. He didn't expect that Xiao Doudou, a woman, was more decisive than most men.

"If you fail, I'm afraid the Zhan family will only become a second-rate family in the world."

Why do you keep sighing?

When Zhan Doudou heard Ku He's words, his eyes brightened.

He grabbed Ku He's hand and refused to let go.

"Uncle! Even so, it's much better than the fate of the royal family in previous generations, isn't it?"

"The King of Han is going to marry the eldest princess of Northern Qi as his imperial concubine. Your sister's offspring may very well become the next emperor of Han."

"If I give her the entire Northern Qi, I'm afraid the King of Han will have no choice but to make this child the crown prince!"

As he spoke, Zhan Doudou became more and more excited.

"It is indeed difficult for a Grand Master to have children, but Emperor Qing also gave birth to two children!"

"If Zhan Pianpian can't do it, then let Si Lili go. If Si Lili can't do it, I can also try!"

"As long as the crown prince of Han is of our Zhan family bloodline, that's enough!"

Ku He had to admit that he was shocked by Zhan Doudou's crazy idea.

Zhan Doudou knew that beneath the appearance of Northern Qi as the greatest country in the world, there was actually a filthy and disgusting reality.

In this case, let’s get rid of the heavy burden of Northern Qi and make the Zhan family the evergreen family of the Han State.

If it is not broken, it cannot be established; if it is broken, it will be established.

It turns out that Zhan Doudou was trying to occupy the magpie's nest!
Ku He didn't know what to say.

Why choose Hanwang?

The current King of Han is a powerful grandmaster, holds the Han Kingdom in his hands, and is more than thirty years old.

He can be said to be the husband that all women in the world dream of.

It is understandable that Zhan Doudou has this idea.

Ku He sighed, wishing he still had a few more years to live.

He will definitely stop Zhan Doudou's crazy idea, vigorously support Tianyi Dao, start an education to fool the people, and satisfy the appetites of the aristocratic families.

They sharpened their knives and quickly destroyed the Han Kingdom while its reforms were still unstable.

He also joined forces with all the great masters in the world to surround and kill King Han Liu Hong.

But he is dying!

If Ku He really did this, even if the Han Dynasty was destroyed, his Zhan family would probably be destroyed as well.

By then, all of them will be used to help Qing Kingdom and Dongyi City.

Zhan Doudou's idea may seem crazy, but it actually contains a glimmer of hope.

At least it can ensure the continuation of the Zhan family bloodline, right?
Ku He was in a daze for a long time, and then he let out a breath.

"In that case, then do it while I still have some time to live."

Zhan Doudou couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat, and he bowed deeply to the old man who had protected Northern Qi throughout his life.

Ku He just waved his hand and looked at the cave with lifeless eyes.

He has been practicing meditation here for decades, trying to integrate into the way of heaven and transcend nature, but he has failed for decades.

The Grand Master is still a human being after all!
Lang Tao walked closer to Ku He and supplied him with Tianyi Dao Qi to prolong his life.

Ku He was infused with Tianyi Dao's true energy and felt much better. He pointed in the direction of the cave.

"Lang Tao! Go to the capital of Han and tell the King of Han that I invite him to have a chat. This is the gift I can give him after being a Grandmaster for decades."

Lang Tao was shocked and looked at his master in disbelief.

He didn't understand. It was clearly Liu Hong who had caused Ku He to become like this.

Why did Ku He give the Grand Master's trump card to Liu Hong instead of anyone else in Tianyi Dao?

Ku He's eyes became a little dazed and he became confused.

"I have no choice! Liu Hong had a choice, but he was pushing for reforms, so he had no choice either."

The hatred for being backstabbed is indeed like the endless flow of the Yangtze River.

If Ku He could recover from his injuries, he might still be able to survive.

Even if Ku He tried his best, he would die together with Liu Hong.

It’s a pity that he is already an old man who is dying.

The future survival of his Zhan family and Northern Qi all depends on Liu Hong's thoughts.

As for Emperor Qing...

Ku He smiled sarcastically.

Emperor Qing, who became a eunuch, had already gone insane.

Originally, the battle for national power between Qing and Northern Qi was a competition of each other's weakness. Qing was slightly better, and with the addition of the three major treasuries in the inner treasury, it was able to maintain the dominance of national power.

And now Emperor Qing is in Jiangnan, doing his utmost to issue national debt and expand military power, to the point of being insane.

Now if we calculate, this is probably the third time that Emperor Qing has issued additional national debt.

In order to destroy everything Liu Hong has.

Emperor Qing gave up everything. As long as Liu Hong died, Emperor Qing would be satisfied.

Why did Ku forget about this candidate? The current Emperor Qing is not a peerless figure at all.

Lang Tao knelt in front of Ku He, kowtowed deeply several times, and walked towards the direction of Han State.

He wanted to convey Ku He's words to the King of Han in the capital of the Han Kingdom.

Ku He seemed a little tired. He glanced at Haitang Duoduo who was guarding outside the cave and wanted to say something, but in the end he did not tell her Haitang Duoduo's life experience.

"The world is changing too fast and too divided."

"Northern Qi has made its choice, what about Qing?"

Ku He did not consider Dongyi City.

After all, Dongyi City is just a state. No matter how prosperous its economy is, it cannot affect the overall situation in the world.

If it weren't for Si Gu Jian's perseverance, Dongyi City would have been annexed long ago.

In Suzhou, the temporary capital of Qing State's Jiangnan Route, Emperor Qing was lying on his bed, reading the letter about Han State's reform and smiling grimly.

The Qi in his hand shattered the letter into powder.

Fei Jie didn't even dare to breathe. He used various poisonous substances to stimulate the activity of Emperor Qing's lower body, and then connected Emperor Qing's upper and lower bodies together.

Li Chengru and Fan Xian accompanied Emperor Qing.

When Fan Xian saw that Emperor Qing scoffed at this reform, his brows jumped.

But he didn't say anything further.

Emperor Qing has gone crazy now. The second national debt almost drained the people of Qing, and the third national debt forced the noble families to pay out silver and grain.

As Emperor Qing was still the Grand Master and had the support of Ye Liuyun, the aristocratic families still did not dare to oppose Emperor Qing.

However, Fan Xian and others have already found a way out, in case the aristocratic families cannot bear the burden one day and rise up in rebellion.

Then they would go to Northern Qi, Dongyi City, or flee overseas.

Li Chengru sighed, unable to bear to watch.

The once wise and powerful Emperor Qing became a completely different person after he encountered the most tragic battle of his life at Mount Dadong.

He was crazy all day long, wanting to exhaust the power of Qing and destroy everything of Liu Hong. When Qing owned the Eight Roads, the whole country had only more than 500,000 soldiers.

Now Taiyuan Road and Cangzhou Road have become enclaves, and the fertile land of Kyoto Road has been taken away by the Han State.

All that Qing State could fully control were the damaged Xiliang Road and Kyoto Road, and the relatively intact Jing Road and Jiangnan Road.

As a result, Emperor Qing raised an army of 800,000 in such a small area.

Basically, after we win this battle, we don’t have to worry about the flood!

When Emperor Qing heard Li Chengru's sigh, his expression became cold and he stared at Li Chengru.

"Prince! Do you have any opinion?"

There was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

If Li Chengru was not a prince, he would probably be dead now.

Sweat dripped from Li Chengru's forehead.

He knew he should keep silent, but the kindness in his heart would not allow him to remain silent at this moment.

So he bit the bullet and spoke.

"Your Majesty! I am brave enough to follow the Han Kingdom in carrying out reforms. Even if the reforms are not as strong as those of the Han Kingdom, they can still increase the country's strength."

"It's a great thing to win hope for Daqing."

Emperor Qing looked at his son with a cold expression.

If he were to reform, wouldn't that mean he was admitting that he was inferior to Liu Hong and that his actions over the years were all wrong?
But Li Chengru knelt in front of him, and even though Emperor Qing had murderous intent in his eyes, he did not back down at all.

Emperor Qing snorted coldly, but ultimately decided not to kill Li Chengru.

He could also distinguish between good and bad, and knew that Li Chengru was loyal to him and to Daqing.

"If that's the case, then you can give it a try! First, make some reforms in Suzhou and see if the aristocratic families in Daqing are parasites."

Li Chengru was overjoyed and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Even if Liu Hong took away most of the loyal and capable ministers of Qing Kingdom.

However, a hundred years after the founding of Qing State, there are still countless officials who are loyal to Qing State.

This is the foundation of Qing Kingdom!

Fan Xian pondered for a while, then bowed to Emperor Qing and took his leave.

He had to persuade Li Chengru and not let him offend the few top families that supported Emperor Qing.

Otherwise, Qing Kingdom would really be doomed.

Li Chengru walked out of the palace with great interest. He naturally copied all the reforms of the Han Dynasty, but he could still learn a thing or two from the reforms for the peasants and soldiers.

"Your Highness, please stay!"

Fan Xian called out to Li Chengru, who was about to start his ambitious reforms.

Li Chengru looked at Fan Xian without a good expression, and there was even some danger in his eyes. This man was the culprit who caused the fall of Kyoto.

Fan Xian was silent for a while, then waved to Li Chengru.

"Your Highness should know that when His Majesty issued the national debt, there was a lot of resistance in the end, right?"

Li Chengru sneered.

"Maybe the noble families are crying poor again, saying that the landlords have no surplus food!"

Fan Xian nodded. How could a noble family not be able to afford food? It was just an excuse.

After the people had been plundered, those officials, who were all from aristocratic families, were unlikely to kill themselves.

Fan Xian walked slowly towards the Qing Kingdom's granary.

"Your Highness, please follow me!"

Li Chengru's eyes flickered. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and decided to follow Fan Xian's footsteps.

In the granary, countless grains were piled up, and a large number of officials were busy working.

Seeing these officials who looked somewhat flustered, Fan Xian sighed worriedly.

He waved his hand, signaling the officials to disperse quickly.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to stop the mad prince from being brought back to kill people.

Fan Xian casually pulled out the dagger from his arms and pierced a grain bag.

The turbid rice grains poured down, and there was nothing unusual to see.

Li Chengru didn't understand what Fan Xian was really doing.

“This is the food delivered by the people.”

Fan Xian spoke calmly, glanced at Warehouse No. 1, and then walked towards the interior of the granary.

Those places store the grain delivered by the noble families.

Fan Xian made a few random cuts with his knife.

The grain bag cracked, and what fell out was not grain, but sand.

Li Chengru picked up the sand and was furious.

"How dare you! This is the secondary capital where your Majesty is, yet they dare to pass off fake goods as real goods. I'm afraid the world's granaries have been completely corroded by termites."

Fan Xian looked at Li Chengru quietly, his handsome face now showing some anger.

"Your Highness! You should know that I am not exposing the evil deeds of the noble families, but warning you."

"Emperor Qing is under the rule of aristocratic families, and they dare to act like this. Moreover, there is no soil for reform in the whole world. "

Li Chengru was speechless for a moment.

Emperor Qing controls the Censorate and the Western Factory. Doesn’t he know what the aristocratic families are doing?
Of course I know! But now these people are the foundation of Emperor Qing's rule.

No matter how crazy Emperor Qing is, he will never raise his butcher knife against them, otherwise who will lead the army and rule the country!

That's why the national debt was issued three times. As long as silver and grain are handed in, it will be a victory for Emperor Qing.

Li Chengru looked a little dazed, and he leaned on the grain bag for a long time before he came to his senses.

"So you want to dissuade me?"

Fan Xian nodded, looking sincere.

"Your Highness, you are a good person. Stop the reforms! This way you can still live. Even if Qing is destroyed, with the character of the King of Han, he will not kill you."

Li Chengru drew out his sword and looked at Fan Xian coldly with a sarcastic smile.

Having said so much, Fan Xian is still afraid that his relatives and friends will be killed by the reform.

"I must reform the law. If Qing Kingdom doesn't reform, it will be destroyed!"

Fan Xian's eyes became profound.

Li Chengru stood on the granary, like a giant standing tall.

"This is the general trend of the world. Since the King of Han has launched a wave of reform, if Qing Kingdom does not reform, it will be doomed to be destroyed."

"If the Qing Kingdom is destroyed, how can I, the eldest prince of the Qing Kingdom, still be alive in this world?"

Fan Xian's eyes turned from deep to gloomy.

Li Chengru walked out of the granary, and his personal guards continued to arrest officials and force them to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes.

A large number of officials were killed on the spot.

Li Chengru raised the sword in his hand and spoke loudly.

"The first step of my Daqing Reform: sorting out the land in Suzhou!"

Fan Xian shook his head and walked towards his residence without looking back.

In this case, let Li Chengru try! After his head is broken and his relatives are killed, he will naturally stop.

Fan Xian will not take action against Li Chengru, but he may not be able to control his subordinates.

The Suzhou army was quickly mobilized, escorting officials and measuring the land.

But it only took ten days or half a month.

Li Chengru looked at the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that appeared inexplicably in his mansion, and his brows furrowed.

He slapped the butler who took the money without permission and asked the servants to return the money.

These noble families would rather give him hundreds of thousands of taels of silver than hand it over to the national treasury.
Li Chengru really didn’t understand why this happened!
Before Li Chengru could take a sip of hot tea, the housekeeper came running over with a panicked look on his face.

"Your Highness, something bad has happened! Your concubine has jumped into a well and committed suicide!"

Li Chengru suddenly stood up and looked at the housekeeper in disbelief.

There were red slap marks on the butler's cheek, and he looked extremely loyal.

Was this a warning from the aristocratic family to Li Chengru, or was it the steward's resentment?

It is not clear at this time.

Before Li Chengru could speak.

The captain of the guards walked in with a heavy face.

"Your Highness, the measured land statistics had not yet been delivered to your residence when a group of warriors forcibly set fire to the account books and burned them all."

"The Suzhou prefect is currently investigating. The murderer will not be able to escape."

Li Chengru opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but his voice was too hoarse and he couldn't speak.

Emperor Qing gave Jiangnan to Prince Jing as a fief, and the power of the aristocratic families expanded rapidly.

Even though he was a prince, the commander of the imperial guards, and a worker in the imperial study, his words were no longer effective.

Li Chengru gritted his teeth. He still had time, so he had to measure the land again.

He just didn't believe that the aristocratic families could burn their account books several times.

He summoned the guards and rushed out of the mansion.

The silver that had been returned earlier was returned to the mansion intact, and no servant in the eldest prince's mansion dared to speak.

This is the goodwill of the noble family, but also a warning.

Li Chengru finally couldn't hold back his rage, kicked over a box of silver, and roared.

"Is this the bribe you gave me?"

"If the Qing Kingdom is destroyed, what use will I have for these silver coins?"

In the Jiangnan Supervisory Office, Fan Xian sat quietly in a chair, as if he heard Li Chengru's roar.

Youyou sighed.

"Li Chengru! It's useless. Qing Kingdom is in a state of deep decay. Even if you succeed in reforming the country, it will only lead to further oppression of the people."

"This is a disaster for countless feudal dynasties, and it is also a disaster for the Qing Kingdom."

"When our country was destroyed and our family was ruined, we were able to preserve our family lineage, which was already a reversal of fate."

Yan Bingyun was beside Fan Xian, with a hint of sadness on his dull face.

Even so, Li Chengru did not dare to kill the aristocratic families.

What if the aristocratic families are forced to rebel?

In order to maintain domestic stability, Emperor Qing was willing to sacrifice his son.

It is true that he is a grandmaster, but now he is lying on a hospital bed with his body broken into two pieces.

There is nothing that can be done for the Kingdom of Qing.

We can only squeeze out the last bit of potential!
(End of this chapter)