"Really?" asked the headmen and village chiefs.
Huo Jingxuan nodded, "Really."
He also showed everyone the news he had previously received from the capital and the border.
Most of those who could become village heads were literate, and some were even students of the Tongsheng (traditional Chinese scholar) rank!
It only said that the new emperor had ascended the throne. Because there had been floods in the south and droughts and locust plagues in the north in the past few years, the treasury had been empty. In addition, foreign enemies were eyeing the country covetously, so the emperor decided to increase taxes and expand the military.
The picture below is about the news on the border. The emperors of Tiansheng, Yuxu and Liao all received the news and led their troops to attack Penglai Island, fearing that they would be too late and the elixir of immortality would be taken away by the emperor of Daliang.
As soon as the crown prince of the Three Kingdoms came to power, he immediately began to stockpile food and fodder, mobilize troops, and constantly sent small groups of troops to harass our border, test our strength, and prepare for war with Daliang.
The three kingdoms have been interacting closely recently, and I'm afraid they will join forces to attack Daliang.
As soon as the local officials saw the first item about the tax increase, they became furious.
Unable to hold back any longer, he cursed, "This damn court doesn't want the common people to live. In recent years, so many people have drowned, starved to death, and frozen to death all over the country, and they have always turned a blind eye to it.
The little bit of relief grain distributed was not even enough to fill the gaps in the teeth of the corrupt officials, and the common people got nothing at all.
Even after all this has happened, he still wants to increase taxes. Isn't this just rubbing salt into the wound and stabbing people in the heart?
This is forcing everyone to rebel!"
As for the following points about war at the border, the people were more likely to accept them.
"We're all going to die. It doesn't matter if we fight our own people or foreigners. Why don't we fight together? There will be more people, and maybe we can fight our way out!"
This is too much of a bully!" The village heads sat on the ground without any image and burst into tears.
"This is how the people rebel against the officials!" Leng Yue sighed.
Huo Jingxuan slammed the table, immediately attracting everyone's attention, "To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country. We cannot let the people rebel now. The most important thing is to get rid of those gangs of foreign thieves first.
Wife, it seems we have to go back to the capital to meet the eldest prince, that pig. We must not let him increase the tax."
Leng Yue sighed helplessly, "Meeting that pig is a small matter, and it's easy to prevent him from raising taxes.
We have only been out for a few days, and we have fought back several times. You are not tired, but I am tired too. "
When the headmen and village chiefs heard that their benefactor could actually get the higher-ups to rescind the tax increase decision, they immediately felt relieved.
They all advised, "My benefactor, please take the trouble to make the trip. If you find it tiring, we will send young and strong laborers to pull you in a cart, or even carry you on their backs if that doesn't work."
Leng Yue was just grumbling, that was not her intention, so she quickly waved her hand to refuse, "No, really no, I'll go, I'll go, isn't that okay? It's not a big deal!"
Pointing outside, he said, "Once we have dealt with these troublemakers, we will immediately set off back to Beijing. Is that okay?"
All the headmen and village chiefs nodded vigorously, smiling so hard that their teeth were showing.
Leng Yue was really afraid that the older ones would get excited again and laugh their few remaining teeth out again.
He quickly grabbed Huo Jingxuan's hand and ran away.
He also reminded Huo Jingxuan, "The eldest prince is a pig. He definitely wouldn't think of raising taxes. There must be treacherous officials around him who gave him this idea. This time when we go back, we should get rid of this cancer. They are just villains who only want the world to be in chaos!"
Huo Jingxuan also thought of this and agreed with the same intention.
Leng Yue suddenly thought of something else, "We can only temporarily alleviate the problem by scaring him, but it cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
The eldest prince is now like a cat stealing fish. Since he knows there is fish on this road, he will think of this trick whenever he is hungry or has no money. It is only a matter of time before the officials force the people to rebel. He is not fit to sit on the throne.
I would say you should just get rid of him, so he doesn't always hold you back and cause trouble."
An Er nodded wildly behind him, looking at Leng Yue with admiring eyes.
He also said to An Shi and Eleven beside him: "Look at our wife, she is swift and decisive in doing things, it's refreshing to hear her, she is my idol."
The two new fans of the lady also nodded frantically, pointing at Leng Yue and saying, "The lady is so handsome, the lady is so majestic!"
Leng Yue was so upset after hearing this, "How can you brag about yourself like Wang Po? Keep a low profile, keep a low profile!"
Huo Jingxuan likes having this group of funny people around him. If they become normal one day, he will not be used to it!
"Wife, the eldest prince is easy to deal with. That position will be mine sooner or later. Don't worry. The most important thing now is to deal with those three foreign enemies. Keeping them will be a disaster sooner or later.
Now, while their wings are still not fully grown, we should break them off. Even if their ambitions are as high as the sky, they will not be able to fly."
"Pa!" Leng Yue slapped Huo Jingxuan on the shoulder.
"Just be thankful that I'm short and can't reach the back of your head, otherwise this slap would have landed right there.
You traveled all the way here and spent a lot of money and time just to clip the wings of those little wolf cubs. You must have been a kind person in your previous life. You have such a kind heart!
You've already said that keeping them will be a nuisance sooner or later, so why don't you just kill them instead of keeping them around for the New Year?
Either don't fight, or if you fight, kill them all at once and wipe them out.
Have you heard that a single spark can start a prairie fire? If you leave a baby with a wolfish ambition, he can raise an army and attack you when he grows up.
I don’t want to leave troubles for my descendants, or even sleep restlessly in the underworld after I die.”
Huo Jingxuan widened his eyes and swallowed nervously.
He could accept killing the culprit, as they usually did so, but from what his wife said, she wanted to massacre the entire city and kill all the people!
"Wife, are you planning to massacre the city?"
Leng Yue nodded and answered affirmatively, "Yes, massacre the whole city, leaving no one alive!
I would rather bear the infamy of my life than let my descendants enjoy happiness. This is my attitude towards all enemies who come to attack me. "
Huo Jingxuan was shocked. Thinking about Leng Yue's words carefully, it made sense!
Holding Leng Yue's hand, he said, "Wife, then we should follow the husband's lead and bear the blame together for the happiness of our descendants!"
Leng Yue smiled with satisfaction, "That's pretty good."
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