Martial Arts Crossover: Starting as a member of the Imperial Guard, all the ladies are demons

Do you dare to disobey the imperial decree?

Therefore, now that Xiao Jingyi is being reasonable, we must listen to him; this is arguably the biggest challenge facing the entire Liang Dynasty.

Hearing this, Shen Zhui was taken aback and wanted to say something.

But Xiao Jingyi continued, "This is an imperial edict."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Shen Zhui had no choice but to agree. At the same time, he was thinking about how to maximize the use of the silver to reduce expenses and support the plan.

In truth, he quite agreed with the education plan, but unfortunately, the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the Liang treasury and had to consider all aspects of Liang.

For example, military expenditures, disaster relief reserves, and officials' salaries.

There are just too many things to manage.

If the Ministry of Revenue had enough silver, Shen Zhui would definitely agree without hesitation.

Anyone who doesn't do something that benefits the country and its people is a fool.

Xiao Jingyi could see that he was really in a dilemma, so he immediately asked him, "How much surplus does the Ministry of Revenue's treasury have now?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhui sighed: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue still has more than 13 million taels of silver."

"So little?"

Seeing that he really didn't understand the situation, Shen Zhui could only sigh and say, "Your Majesty, in recent years, disasters have frequently occurred in various states of Daliang, and tax revenue in many states has decreased. In addition, with the need for disaster relief, the Ministry of Revenue really doesn't have much silver left to allocate."

Xiao Jingyi pondered for a moment, because he knew that if he were to fully implement his education plan, it would require at least ten million taels of silver.

Once the money is actually used, there won't be much left in the national treasury.

Small countries are just poor.

Xiao Jingyi thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Go and calculate first, I'll think about it."

"Yes!"

Shen Zhui cupped his hands in greeting and then respectfully withdrew.

"I remember the points mall had silver taels for exchange, why don't we give it a try?"

He considered exchanging points for silver, but Xiao Jingyi quickly abandoned the idea.

Points are better than silver coins, no matter what you calculate them for.

Suddenly his eyes lit up: "That's right, there's also Qingzhou, which has a lot of corrupt officials."

Thinking of this, Xiao Jingyi immediately went to the bookshelf in the study where the officials' charges were displayed. After finding the box containing the charges from Qingzhou, he immediately took them out to examine them.

After looking at just a few pictures, he could feel the overwhelming aura of money.

"Since the Ministry of Revenue is short of funds, I'll just kill a few of you corrupt officials to replenish the national treasury!"

Having come up with an idea, Xiao Jingyi immediately selected more than a dozen typical officials from among them.

These people were not only greedy, but extremely greedy. Some of them even preyed on the people. Before, because he was preparing to ascend the throne, he did not want to make a big fuss and cause panic among the people in various places.

But now that he has ascended the throne, these people are lambs to the slaughter.

As for the others, apart from being a little greedy, they didn't do anything else bad, and the local area was well-managed. Xiao Jingyi planned to take care of them for now.

It's a skill to take the money and still get things done, and to complete the task with quality and quantity.

How many people can do that?

"Han Le, summon Mao Xiang in."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing his instructions, Han Le immediately withdrew. About half an hour later, Mao Xiang arrived at the main hall.

"Your subject, Mao Xiang, pays his respects to Your Majesty."

"You're here?"

"Be flat."

Xiao Jingyi picked up the selected charges and handed them to Mao Xiang: "Confiscate their property and take them back to the capital."

A single, casual remark decided the fate of more than a dozen people.

Upon hearing this, Mao Xiang was taken aback at first, but he immediately understood and bowed, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will have someone take care of it right away."

"Ah."

Xiao Jingyi nodded, then dismissed Mao Xiang and returned to his desk to continue processing today's memorials.

He didn't finish dealing with it until nightfall.

"Your Majesty~"

Just then, a sweet voice rang out. Xiao Jingyi turned his head and saw that it was Zi Nu walking over. He immediately smiled and looked at her.

"Nianzi, what brings you here?"

"Your Majesty, can't I come if I don't have something to do?"

Hearing Xiao Jingyi's words, Zi Nu pouted somewhat displeased.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingyi smiled and stepped forward, took the porridge she brought, and pulled her into his arms with his other hand.

"Yes, of course you can. Why can't you come to me?"

083 Oh my god! Nian Zi is actually Zi Nu?! A sudden windfall (Please subscribe, please customize, please do everything)

"His Majesty."

Hearing Xiao Jingyi's words, Zi Nu lay in his arms, feeling completely safe.

Her starry eyes flickered slightly as she looked up at Xiao Jingyi, pursing her lips. "Your Majesty... I would like to ask you a question."

"Question? Speak freely, I will answer all your questions."

While holding Zi Nu in his arms, Xiao Jingyi also started drinking the bowl of porridge.

His eyes lit up: "Zi'er, did you make this porridge yourself?"

Xiao Jingyi could still taste his own woman's cooking.

"Yes.".

Zi Nu responded, then her lotus-root-like jade hands drew circles on Xiao Jingyi's chest. After a while, she seemed to have made a decision.

"Your Majesty, I have a friend, I remember, a friend."

"She once lived in a country and formed a force with some like-minded people. Later, the country was destroyed, and the leader was taken to the capital by the victorious country and then killed."

"Okay, continue."

Xiao Jingyi ate his porridge, glancing at Zi Nu.

What kind of friend?

I think this is just a fabrication!

However, he was quite curious about Zi Nu talking about her past, so he didn't interrupt her and listened quietly.

"Afterwards, feeling hopeless about restoring her country, she became disheartened and left the organization. Later, she traveled around the world and met her true love."

"They lived together, but she recently ran into a problem. Some of her former friends somehow found her and wanted to persuade her to work with them."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingyi roughly understood Zi Nu's current mindset, and jokingly asked her, "To grow bigger and stronger, and create new glories?"

"Huh?" Zi Nu was completely confused. She raised her pretty face slightly and looked at Xiao Jingyi.

Xiao Jingyi put down his bowl, looked at Huai Jiaren, and exclaimed, "I never would have guessed that my wife was so capable and ambitious back then."

"Amazing, amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Nu waved her hands repeatedly, denying it, saying, "Your Majesty, I have already said that we are friends, friends, not your concubine."

Seeing her shaking her head like a rattle drum, Xiao Jingyi thought she was too cute.

The truth is so obvious, why won't you admit it?

He immediately asked, "So... no, does your friend have those other ideas?"

Hearing this, Zi Nu glanced at Xiao Jingyi. She knew that this scoundrel of hers believed that she was the friend he was talking about.

Sigh, my husband is really hard to fool.

But despite her thoughts, she took a deep breath and lay quietly in Xiao Jingyi's arms: "She had experienced the chaos of war and witnessed its horrors, and she knew that no one could change everything."

"Besides, now that I've met someone I want to spend my life with, I no longer have those kinds of thoughts."

Zi Nu nestled greedily in Xiao Jingyi's arms like a kitten, which made her feel relaxed, at ease, and at peace.

"Then refuse. Besides, I don't want you to suffer any more hardship. Just be a good housekeeper for me."

"All the money is yours."

"Your Majesty~"

Seeing that he had exposed her identity, Zi Nu persisted in her accusations.

"hehe."

Seeing Zi Nu pouting at him, Xiao Jingyi gave her a light peck and then laughed, "By the way, what was the name of the organization you and they founded? Why did you suddenly want to recruit you back?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Nu paused and pondered for a moment.

The Great Liang and the Great Qin are far apart, and the Flowing Sands are currently only known within the territory of the Great Qin. Your Majesty should not know about the Flowing Sands, right?

She immediately said, "It's just an unknown little organization. Back then, it was just a joke, called Quicksand."

!!!

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quicksand?

A small organization, indeed!?

Xiao Jingyi was momentarily speechless upon hearing Zi Nu's words, but he quickly realized something was amiss and looked at Zi Nu in surprise.

The founder of Quicksand?

The leader was taken back to the victorious state after his defeat; this must be Han Fei.

He was also one of the founders.

Nianzi has only one true identity!

The cunning frog keeps touching your belly.

That was Zi Nu!

Upon realizing this, Xiao Jingyi asked in surprise, "Nian Zi, you are Zi Nu!?"

“…”

Upon hearing Xiao Jingyi's words, Zi Nu's eyes suddenly became somewhat flustered. She hadn't expected that Xiao Jingyi would guess her identity just by casually mentioning a few things.

The reason she dared to say it so openly was because she thought Xiao Jingyi shouldn't know.

The Flowing Sands have grown stronger over the years, but their fame has only spread within the Qin Dynasty.

Xiao Jingyi has never been to the Qin Dynasty, so how could he possibly know?

But to her utter surprise, Xiao Jingyi deduced her identity from just a few words she uttered.

This left her momentarily at a loss for what to do.

I was both shocked and worried.

She was shocked that her identity had been discovered, and worried that Xiao Jingyi would think she had been hiding something from her and that she was lying to him.

"It seems that's true."

Seeing Zi Nu's appearance, Xiao Jingyi knew that his guess was correct; Nian Zi was indeed Zi Nu.

However, he quickly noticed that her pretty face was pale and guessed her worries. He immediately hugged her and comforted her, saying, "Zi'er, no matter what your status is, you are my woman, and you will be for the rest of your life."

"Don't worry, I won't have any ill feelings towards you because you concealed your identity. On the contrary, I'm very happy to have such a capable woman like you by my side."

Before her came the Moon Invitation, and after her came the Purple Maiden.