Back Off, Let Me Come

"Wu Zhaode, he has changed too."

This was Shen Tang's only thought after reading the inside information.

Luan Xinmo said: "The Lord Wu is not a man of great perseverance. His changes are reasonable and expected."

He doesn't have a very high opinion of Wu Xian. In his view, there are three levels of outstanding people. The upper-level heroes can shape current events, the middle-level heroes are created by the current situation, and the lower-level heroes rise and fall with the current situation. Wu Zhaode belongs to the third party.

At that time, King Xin's court was in decay, and forces from all over the country took advantage of the situation. At that time, Wu Xian also emerged from the internal fighting within the family and made friends with various families and knights in Tianhai. His heroism was praised by people for a while. After several years of hard work, he became famous throughout the country as the leader of the alliance in the Battle of Xiaocheng. His power expanded again, and he became a dominant family. Even the current master, Shen Tang, must be treated with caution.

But what happens after that?

His development began on a tortuous path.

The situation was tense, and he was always on edge.

The situation was stable, and he sharpened his spirits.

Recalling the celebration banquet at Liguan that year, Qin Li led people to change jobs, and Wu Xian was forced into a state of embarrassment by the domineering Tianhai family. At that time, he also used the long-lost courage to suppress the opposition of the Tianhai family. In recent years, he has also continued to suppress and weaken the influence and status of the founding heroes, which has been quite effective. In fact, in the second year, Wu Xian had completely secured his position as the leader of the country.

There are no hidden dangers inside, and there are no threats outside.

Wu Xian's life became more comfortable.

Success too early and comfort too long.

Once you become comfortable, it is easy to fall, lose your vigilance, and be attracted by other things, and Wu Xian is no exception.

He is the lord of Gaoguo, the lord of a country, holding the national seal and absolute power. The view from this position was fascinating and intoxicating, and it also made him completely give up his original idea of ​​letting his eldest son inherit the throne, while he, as the Supreme King's behind-the-scenes support, established good relations with the neighboring country of Kang. The first person to notice Wu Xian's change of heart was the eldest son who was canonized as the crown prince in the first year of the founding of the Gao Kingdom.

Yes, he is Wu Xian’s eldest son.

At that time, Wu Xian was forced by the strong development of Shen Tang's power and felt a strong sense of crisis. In addition, internal discord and internal strife seriously threatened his own status. He voluntarily gave up his most favorite and outstanding second son and turned his attention to That mediocre and cowardly eldest son. The puppet doesn't need to be too assertive, it just needs to be obedient, and it is more convenient for him, the Supreme King, to command.

Nowadays, Wu Xian does not want to be the Supreme King.

Naturally, the presence of the crown prince becomes redundant.

The eldest son did not become outstanding because he was appointed crown prince. He was still mediocre and cowardly. As an adult, he could not even do errands well. His opinions were often swayed by the officials around him. This was what Wu Xian hated most.

The more he looked at this son, the more he disliked him.

On the other hand, the performance of the second son in recent years is remarkable.

He is filial and respectful to his parents, friendly to his younger siblings, and wholeheartedly assists his eldest brother, the Crown Prince of the East Palace, without any jealousy or complaint. In addition to the outstanding second son, there are also a number of bastards who have grown up one after another. Among them, the one with the least qualifications and temperament is much more brilliant than the eldest son.

Wu Xian felt terrible in his heart.

But we can't just abolish the crown prince and replace him with someone else.

As the leader of the country, it was only for others to speculate on Wu Xian's emotions, not for him to take others into consideration. Even though he initially considered his eldest son's status as crown prince and kept it in his heart no matter how dissatisfied he was, over time, this restraint disappeared.

Courtiers are the most discerning people. They were keenly aware that the Crown Prince had been scolded more times, and each time was getting more serious, ranging from gentle scolding to harsh scolding. Naturally, they also knew that the king was dissatisfied with the Crown Prince, and they had some calculations in their hearts.

"Wu Zhaode wants everything. In the end, he picked up sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. He lost a lot because of a small thing..." With Gu Chi here, Shen Tang naturally knew that Wu Xian had planned to become the Supreme King, and she also expected that he would enjoy it. After being enthroned as the king, he could not give up his position easily, but he never expected that Wu Zhaode would immediately establish the crown prince, but in a few years he would regret it and become entangled again. It’s so catchy!

Or not establish a crown prince in the first place.

Or make a firm choice after establishing a crown prince.

Now the situation is more serious than five years ago - Wu Xian's adult sons were only the eldest son and second son, but now there are two or three more bastards. Not being the eldest son of a large sect means that other small sects will have a chance.

"It's okay if he loses a lot because of a small thing. It's not my family's problem anyway, but if my money and food are missing, he is sick!"

Shen Tang finally couldn't help but cursed.

The insider who lurked in the Gao Kingdom reported that this batch of grain, grass, gold and silver was secretly transported to the Northern Desert under the guise of a large merchant in the Gao Kingdom. However, Shen Tang acted quickly enough and wrote a letter to Wu Xian. Wu Xian sent someone to intercept it after receiving it.

Finally, the interception was successful in border counties.

Then--

They were stolen.

To be more precise, the grain and grass were burned and the gold and silver were misappropriated. The person who supervised this task was a close official of the Crown Prince. The people who burned the food and grass just wanted to use the knife to kill people, so as to destroy the East Palace, but they did not expect that the gold and silver would be hidden directly in the East Palace.

Backhand, he falsely accused the person who burned the food of stealing a huge sum of money.

When the intelligence came from the inside, Gao Guochatang was still in trouble because Wu Xian's adult son was involved. When Wu Xian learned how much food, grass, gold and silver had been lost, he immediately gave up his decision to make up for it out of his own pocket and just dumped it.

They shout slogans but have no actions at all.

He can't push his son out to take the blame!

Furthermore, he only agreed to help Shen Tang intercept it, but he did not guarantee that the batch of grain, grass, gold and silver would be foolproof! Shen Tang asked Kang Guo and Honglu Temple to urge him again and again, but Gao Guo was procrastinating and refused to give an accurate reply. He didn't reply until he couldn't bear the delay anymore. This reply was also very interesting. It told Shen Tang tactfully that although she had lost food and a large amount of gold and silver, she had to lose everything she gained.

You might as well think on the bright side, at least this batch of things was successfully intercepted and did not fall into the pockets of Bei Mo. There is no advantageous enemy!

If the enemy is not strengthened, our own side will not be weakened.

Well, it’s all for nothing.

Shen Tang could only express his mood in one word.

"Gan, Wu Zhaode!"

She wanted to greet Wu Xian's family in the most beautiful words.

At this moment, she suspected that the food and grass had not been burned at all. Maybe someone had tampered with it before the fire broke out.

The ashes from the beams in the hall were shaken off by her.

Luan Xin comforted in a gentle voice: "My lord, please calm down. At least Gao Guo currently has no plans to collude with Bei Mo to attack us."

This is a blessing in misfortune.

Starting a war with Bei Mo and fighting Gao Guo at the same time, the extra money consumed by the treasury may be a hundred times the loss of Jinli County!

"Wu Zhaode——"

Sooner or later, this grandson will be killed!

Whatever she swallows, she will spit it out a hundred times as much!

When Luan Xin saw Shen Tang closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, suppressing his turbulent emotions, he knew that the matter was over for the time being. Only then did he feel relieved to tell another piece of news that was barely good news: "The territory of Gaoguo has not been stable in the past two years. The leader of Wu Kingdom has been wavering about his children, and the princes secretly have close contacts with the ministers in the court. Especially the king Prince, there seems to be an expert around you to give you guidance."

Wu Xian's eldest son has always been a cowardly doormat. So far, his biggest advantage is that he was reincarnated well, was born early, and occupies the position of eldest son. However, his performance in recent years seems to be that he is occupying the manhole and not giving up. This time, he actually had the courage to go along with the situation and swallow a huge amount of stolen money, and then framed the case and dragged all the other brothers into the water. This move is really not like his usual style.

Wu Zhaode and his son were still having trouble - tsk, the son was so bad, and the father couldn't figure it out. I really doubted that they were enemies in their previous lives, and would hurt each other as father and son in this life.

In addition, Wu Zhaode failed to establish Tianhai as his capital, which greatly damaged the interests of Tianhai elders who had initially invested in and supported him. In order to secure his position as the leader of the country and suppress these founding heroes, Wu Xian ruthlessly took strong medicine and vigorously activated the children of the aristocratic families who are now in the royal capital. It seems to be effective, but strong medicine must have serious side effects. Attract the tiger and drive away the wolf, but the tiger problem is still there.

Shen Tang said: "I know about this."

She spent another half day processing the accumulated memorials, and ended the work near sunset, leaving Wenqi incarnation to look after the house, while she took the maid out to find food and meet friends.

Shen Tang's initial plan was to streamline the three departments in the palace, especially the chamberlain department. In order to ensure his own lineage and transcendent status, the male king of the country would castrate people and let these people serve him and his wives, concubines, heirs and relatives. However, Shen Tang is not a male king of the country, and he is currently single. She doesn't need these eunuchs, nor does she need to create more eunuchs for her own selfish desires.

However, there were still eunuchs in Kang's internal court.

Most of them were left over from the royal families of Xin and Geng. They were disabled and not as strong as normal adult men. Those who have some savings can still live well, but those who have no savings, no house, no land, and no heirs are in misery, and live in poverty.

The first eunuch in the inner court was sent in by Ning Yan.

Ning Yan, as the minister's minister and the only female prime minister in Kang State, could arrange a retirement position for the eunuch with just a word from her. However, Shen Tang made it clear that she did not like having a chamberlain in the palace. Ning Yan naturally wanted to explain the reason to Shen Tang in private.

When Shen Tang saw the young man who was young, short in stature and pale and beardless, he knew at a glance that he was an eunuch.

【what happened? 】

Ning Yan explained the whole story in detail.

This man was originally a chamberlain of the Geng Kingdom. He castrated himself when he could no longer make a living, and entered the Geng Kingdom to make a living. The Geng Kingdom was destroyed, Zheng Qiao was executed, and the palace of the Geng Kingdom was also looted by various dragon-slaying forces. He was lucky enough to survive that catastrophe. He had been displaced for the past two years. Without a household registration, he couldn't even get a share of the land. His only savings were at the bottom, and he could barely survive until now with the help of his fellow villagers.

He originally wanted to make a living in the inner court, but unexpectedly, King Kang's court did not want a servant. He was exhausted from all the money around him, so he had no choice but to ask for help everywhere. Shamelessly, I went to find Xie Qi, but Xie Qi was not at home. Finally, I asked Ning Yan for help, and she helped.

Shen Tang was speechless: [Ning Shizhong! 】

She reminded Ning Yan of her identity.

Isn't it outrageous that the boss of the provincial department arranged a job for a chamberlain, and for this purpose he came to the king of the country to intercede for his accommodation?

Ning Yan said: "He is my benefactor. He and several servants risked their lives to save Xingning's body." The minister originally planned to let him live in the house and be the head of the house, but he refused. 】

Not everyone can use eunuchs.

He was worried that Ning Yan's secret raising of eunuchs would be discovered by the Yushitai, and he would interfere with her transgression and cause trouble for her. He would not do anything and accept Ning Yan's care. He has arms and legs, and although he has no roots, he can still support himself.

The most peaceful place to go is the inner court.

Hence Ning Yan's private conversation with Shen Tang.

Shen Tang left this man behind and learned from his mouth that there were many eunuchs who were in the same difficult situation as him. After the establishment of the Kang State, these people came all the way and wanted to make a living in the inner court. However, for the first time, the court of King Kang refused to accept eunuchs. They were dumbfounded. A group of people lived in the poorest area of ​​the capital, hungry and full. After thinking about it, Shen Tang accepted them.

Of course, they have all been screened to make sure there are no problems.

There are more than 300 servants working in the royal court, and the rest are female palace servants. They are managed by the female officials from the three provinces in the palace, and all expenses go to Shen Tang's private treasury. However, during the battle at Chaoliguan, Xun Zhen's deficit was too serious. Before paying off the huge sum of money owed by Xun Zhen, all this expenditure was borrowed from the treasury. Borrowing money from the treasury to feed the people in the three provinces of the palace means more than a thousand mouths to eat!

Shen Tang could only comfort himself by treating it as providing jobs to the country. She is the head of the country and cannot be so petty.

Compared with other kings, Shen Tang's palace is not big.

Outer Korea accounts for two-fifths.

The remaining three-fifths are the inner court area.

The most lively market in the royal capital is separated from the royal palace by a wall and a street. Standing on the palace wall, you can clearly hear the hustle and bustle outside the palace. It was convenient for Shen Tang to run out for a walk from time to time.

After leaving the palace, she went straight to Gong Xilai's residence.

Although Xun Ding joined the Gongxi clan, he was still the general of Yaoguangwei, so he still had to take care of some face. Tomorrow's wedding procedure is that Gong Xilai will leave this house and stay in Xun's mansion for three days, and then the couple will go to another residence to live together.

Tonight, Gong Xilai is still staying here.

Gong Xiqiu naturally lives here.

Shen Tang was familiar with the house, climbed the wall and climbed the courtyard, and threw a stone in the direction of Gong Xiqiu's breath: "Gong Xiqiu, come out and play!"

The one who opened the door was Gong Xi Lai, whose waist was already exposed.

As he grew older, Gong Xilai's already good-looking face became more and more colorful, and his temperament was very similar to Gong Xiqiu's.

"Brother, I'm looking for you."

Gong Xiqiu opened the window and looked at Shen Tang.

"Mama, come in."

Shen Tang asked: "Aren't you going out to drink?"

"Let's do it tomorrow night. I'm not very interested today, so I won't go." Gong Xiqiu was unhappy and looked gloomy. Shen Tang guessed that this was because his sister was getting married tomorrow, and it was normal for a brother to be in a bad mood. I came here just to enlighten him!

"I can't tell you, you are still a girl."

Shen Tang climbed in through the window.

The room was brightly lit with candles. In addition to Gongxi Qiu's brother and sister, there were also several maids serving them. The most eye-catching thing is a set of ancient but well-preserved Chinese clothes hanging on the wooden shelf. Gong Xiqiu explained: "This is what my mother and father wore when we signed the wedding contract."

I specially brought it here to Gong Xi Lai.

It’s too late to get new clothes.

Shen Tang stopped to admire it for a while, not knowing what the Gongxi clan's background was. It was decorated with all kinds of jewelry, including countless pearls. No wonder Gongxi Qiu could use pearls to play marbles wherever he went. She asked: "Sent the other half to Yong'an?"

"You don't need to dress up to look good when you have a hair extension."

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Ah, I’m so happy today.

China Literature’s annual meeting is scheduled to be held at the end of January this year.

Then, didn’t Shiitake hold a four-month monthly private training class to lose weight on September 24th? The four months are over, just in time for the annual meeting to resume.

I have lost 22 pounds now.

Ah, I don’t even know how happy I was when I met last year.

Going around in circles, what a coincidence, really!

PS: If I hadn’t lost weight, I wouldn’t have wanted to lose weight last year. It’s so sad for Little Potato who has gained weight and become thicker and can’t buy clothes in physical stores for two years. Wow o(╥﹏╥)o