At the courtyard gate were the same group of informants. When Fang Zhiyi threw out the silver, they caught it, grinned at her, and then continued to immerse themselves in the simple gambling game. At first, they just watched Fang Zhiyi play, but later Fang Zhiyi said it wasn't fun alone and pulled them all in. Gradually, they all became somewhat addicted.
"You mean you have an elderly mother at home?" Fang Zhiyi looked at the clean-up beggar in front of her.
The beggar nodded.
Do you know who I am?
The beggar looked at Fang Zhiyi and hesitated before saying, "I know, everyone says you are the disgraceful emperor of the Li Dynasty."
Dexiang's expression changed, and he was about to reprimand her when Fang Zhiyi stopped him.
The beggar continued, "But I don't know anything about emperors or anything like that, and you gave me a bowl of rice to eat."
Fang Zhiyi laughed: "Here, there's another hundred taels of silver here. Take it back to your mother."
The beggar stared wide-eyed at the silver notes Fang Zhiyi was pushing towards him.
Dexiang watched the beggar leave, puzzled. "Your Majesty, what are you trying to do? This old servant truly doesn't understand... You are, after all, the ruler of a nation, how could such a person dare to insult you to your face..."
Fang Zhiyi didn't turn around: "Come on, is there anyone in the entire Li Dynasty who doesn't criticize me? Dexiang, even you, when you heard that I was making money for the Mang Dynasty, didn't you ever criticize me?"
Dexiang was speechless for a moment, then knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, this old servant deserves punishment!"
"Get up and tidy yourself up. We'll be drinking with Commander Yi later. Arrange for some singing girls to entertain us."
Dexiang looked up at Fang Zhiyi, a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but still nodded: "Yes."
"I heard that His Majesty has recently helped quite a few people?" Commander Yi teased.
Fang Zhiyi said nonchalantly, "Otherwise, how would they know their emperor is so rich?"
"Hahahaha..." The officials at the table all laughed.
But after laughing, Fang Zhiyi pulled out several envelopes, and everyone stared intently at the envelopes in his hand, their faces full of greed.
"Here's this month's bonus, everyone." Fang Zhiyi narrowed her eyes. "You all know the rules, right?"
The people at the table exchanged knowing smiles.
Dexiang stood downstairs, listening to the laughter upstairs. He stared blankly into the distance and said, "The late emperor, Dali is really doomed."
However, the actual situation was not what he expected. The southern Li Kingdom army was exceptionally brave and even held off Teng Shuchang's army, preventing them from advancing any further.
"Damn it!" Teng Shuchang paced back and forth, cursing under his breath. "A year ago, they were clearly just a bunch of peasant soldiers who didn't even have proper armor!"
The generals under his command looked at each other, none of them daring to speak.
When the king's order to urge war was delivered again, Teng Shuchang felt like he was about to explode.
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