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

Chapter 399: Liu Ying's ideal moment, Er Gouzi who can't let go of the past

Liu Ying was in the imperial study, with great ambition, sorting out what he had seen and heard about the State of Qi.

Probably I would never dream of it.

It was originally intended to copy Emperor Gao's move to win over the people's hearts and reach a consensus.

As a result, several important ministers close to him became alienated and all his enthusiasm was gone.

The Northern Qi Imperial Palace, as the base camp that Zhan Doudou had carefully planned for many years, received messages from various channels about Liu Ying summoning his ministers every few days.

Zhan Doudou laughed out loud, couldn't help but hug Si Lili, and spoke contemptuously.

"Liu Ying is not even one percent as good as Emperor Gao."

Zhan Doudou has a mixture of love and hate for the man who has been hiding among the people, and she is also afraid of him deep in her heart.

Because Emperor Gao almost killed the Imperial Master Ku He, the Zhan family had to weigh the pros and cons and had to obey the will of Emperor Gao.

Emperor Gao was in charge of the Northern Qi regime for only three months, but he changed the Tianyi doctrine at will, used the Northern Qi army at will, and arbitrarily placed princes and dukes in fiefdoms.

But the ministers of Northern Qi dared not say a word.

Because no one knows who truly supports Emperor Gao and who does not.

After all, every time Emperor Gao made an arrangement, there would be a large number of people with vested interests, and a large number of people would also lose their interests.

This made these aristocratic families bleed, but they were helpless and were just stuck at the critical point of their tolerance.

Si Lili was almost unable to speak because of the huge size of Zhan Doudou. She quickly struggled to break free and slightly opened her red lips.

"Doudou, you should always leave a glimmer of hope. After all, he is the descendant of Emperor Gao."

Zhan Doudou put away the smile on his face and nodded.

"Of course I won't kill him! But I want to let this kid see what his so-called benevolent rule is all about."

Under the orderly command of Zhan Doudou and carrying the orders of the Queen Mother of Northern Qi, a group of palace maids went to visit the dignitaries.

After everything was arranged, Zhan Doudou pinched Liu Jian's little face and looked out of the palace.

I was also filled with fear!
Fatty Lu is worthy of being a man who followed Emperor Gao to conquer the world, he is cruel and ruthless.

Moreover, Xiao Zhan was probably somewhat dissatisfied with the alliance of the four major clans, so he ran to Liu Ying to offer advice.

If Liu Ying really listened to them and decided to launch a coup even at the cost of heavy bloodshed and sacrifice.

He placed Zhan Doudou and Si Lili under house arrest in the imperial palace, imprisoned them and exiled them, and then disintegrated the power of the court.

Zhan Doudou had no idea what to do. After all, the imperial guards from the capital city had long been driven back to the Zhan family's territory by Fatty Lu.

The military power in Shangjing City is now almost entirely controlled by the pro-Liu Ying faction.

But who made Liu Ying so soft-hearted?
Zhan Doudou's beautiful eyes sparkled and she smiled softly.

For four months, all the ministers in the Northern Qi court were extremely obedient and responded to Liu Ying's orders.

Reduce or exempt taxes, lighten corvee and levies, and develop water conservancy.

All the opinions put forward by Liu Ying, who was only twelve years old, were approved.

As for how much it can be implemented, that is another matter.

King Xiao Zhan of Han was dissatisfied with Liu Ying, and because of Zhan Doudou's vague suppression and exclusion, he returned to Nanling County, Han State in a fit of anger.

Li Chengze also had to return to Qing Kingdom because of something.

Until now, Liu Ying had not realized that the strength around him had been almost lost by half.

In the imperial study, Liu Ying looked at the words of praise in the ministers' memorials, his face was filled with joy and a big smile appeared on his face.

It seems that Northern Qi is not hopeless.

Fortunately, I didn't act rashly at the beginning, otherwise I would have offended a large number of people and the government order might not have been able to leave the capital.

Yang Du served Liu Ying as if he had been serving Emperor Gaozu twenty years ago. He said nothing and loyally carried out Liu Ying's orders.

"Your Highness, it's time for the King of Tang to leave. The imperial envoy has arrived in Shangjing City."

Yang Du spoke softly.

Liu Ying quickly put away the smile on his face, nodded, and learned the emperor's calmness.

"My foster father is gone, so I will naturally see him off."

In the Baoyue Tower in Shangjing, Fatty Lu's plump body was surrounded by beauties on both sides, with a charming beauty pinned to his waist.

Fine wine and delicious food, a dazzling array, were passed on by the beauty's mouth and sent to Fatty Lu's mouth. Fatty Lu squinted his eyes and didn't pay any attention to the messenger in front of him.

"Have a seat! The food in the capital city still has a unique flavor, especially the women from the north, they are very tender."

Er Gouzi, one of the top three cavalry generals in the Han Dynasty's military, could not help but be amazed when he saw Fatty Lu's extravagance.

He is a person who knows how to enjoy life, but compared with Fatty Lu, he is nothing.

After taking a few bites of food and wine, Ergouzi couldn't hold back and couldn't help but speak.

"Second brother! Your behavior is too extreme. The cabinet and the queen are very dissatisfied."

"It has only been a few years since the country was at peace, and the treasury is not yet full. We should not offend Qi too much at this time."

Can the Han Dynasty defeat the State of Qi?

The answer is yes, the Han Dynasty has always been able to defeat the State of Qi.

The problem is the price to be paid. If the Han Dynasty were to invade Qi now, it would probably have to increase taxes on the people.

If the officials were a little bit more evil, tens of thousands of families would probably be destroyed.

Therefore, the cabinet waited until the treasury was full and there was no need to increase taxes before attacking Qi.

Fatty Lu sneered at Ergouzi's words.

"Although I am far away from the court, I am not a fool! All I have done is to damage the reputation of the aristocratic family. I wonder how happy the court will be."

Er Gouzi looked at Fatty Lu deeply.

Then an imperial edict was handed over.

"In the imperial edict, the cabinet's tone was stern, requiring Tang Wang Fatty Lv to return to the capital to report on his duties, and to reduce the Tang Kingdom's fief by 5,000 households. After that, he was confined to Qianlong Bay and was not allowed to go out for three years."

Except that the reduction in fiefdom was a bit too exaggerated.

The rest did not surprise Fatty Lu.

Fatty Lu pushed the beautiful woman beside him away and stood up shakily.

"Er Gouzi, I believe you are a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but you have always harbored ill will towards Liu Ying."

"Listen to my advice. It's been almost seven or eight years since Fan Ruoruo's incident. There's really no need to dwell on it."

Several bodyguards supported Fatty Lu. He was definitely unable to drive a horse while drunk, so he could only lie in the carriage.

Er Gouzi watched the big Han guards escorting Fatty Lu away, his face changing from gloomy to bright, and he clenched his fists from time to time.

"grown ups!"

The guard beside him took a look at the sky and spoke softly.

"It's getting late, and we still have to appease the Qi forces."

Er Gouzi nodded and walked with a heavy and difficult step.

Second brother, you are Liu Ying's adoptive father, so you are very fond of Liu Ying and don't want him to suffer any harm.

There's nothing wrong with that!
But I almost killed Fan Ruoruo with my own hands!
Almost everyone was involved in the murder of Fan Ruoruo, Er Gouzi, Shi Chanli, Sang Wen and other major forces.

Who can guarantee that Liu Ying, who holds power in Qi, will not seek revenge against them?

So in order to prevent trouble before it happens, Ergouzi can only choose to suppress Liu Ying.

Thinking of this, Er Gouzi quickened his pace and headed towards the contact point of the four major clans.

Liu Ying should really be thankful that he has the blood of Emperor Gao flowing in his body.

Otherwise, with Ergouzi's murderous nature, Liu Ying would have died hundreds of times in these years.

This time he just joined forces with the aristocratic families to make Liu Ying a puppet emperor. Ergouzi thought that he had already made many concessions.

In the carriage leaving Shangjing City, Fatty Lu suddenly sat up straight.

His eyes were clear and there was no sign of drunkenness at all.

"Damn it! Isn't this a mess? Why do I have to clean it up?"

"I don't know what Zhang Liang was thinking. He sent Er Gouzi here. Doesn't Zhang Liang know who Er Gouzi was?"

At this point, Fatty Lu couldn't help but complain.

(End of this chapter)