One Step to The End

"Yin Zhiping! Rebellion is not your business, just touch your lips and it's over..."

The old emperor said with a gloomy face: "Let’s not talk about the restless Tubo for the time being. Just talk about this Nanzhao Jiedu Envoy, you can know his relationship with me, if you don’t have any real evidence, you can say that he rebelled and killed your head. It's cheaper for you!"

"I don't need to know his relationship with you, I only use facts to speak..."

Zhao Guanren said in a loud voice in full view: "Datang controls pig iron and mineral materials. Under normal circumstances, there will be no soaring or falling. However, the iron material has soared five times in half a year. Iron materials are used to make pots, but the price of salt does not fall but rises. Why?"

"Um?"

The officials glanced at each other, and the old emperor also began to become serious.

"Second! Tendon, leather, silk, hemp, and tung oil are all rising in price, and they are almost all in Nanzhao..."

Zhao Guanren continued: "The crops produced by Tubo have been declining for nearly a year, but the amount of salt used has soared half a year ago. There is also Tubo dog head gold on the market, which shows that Tubo is hoarding military rations and even the coffins have been taken out. But there is the most important point!"

The old emperor asked in a hurry, "What is it? Hurry up!"

"Someone ordered 50,000 copies in batches of the self-fire and life-renewing pills produced by Zhen Mosi..."

Zhao Guanren chuckled: "The orderers are merchants in Nanzhao and Tubo. They also separately purchased medicinal materials for stab wounds. These are all proper military supplies. They are also transported to high-risk areas in such a concentrated manner. Come to eat?"

"..."

The frowning officials were silent, but King Ning said, "You are all speculations. How can you convict them without real evidence?"

"What kind of evidence do you want? Is the crazy hint of Longyou Jiedushi enough..."

Zhao Guanren disdainfully said: "The Longyou army is fighting against the rear defense. This is telling me by action, the emperor! Someone behind our **** wants to rebel, but the Weichen can’t produce evidence. The Shangzuo people will say I slander and falsely accuse me again. Look at me. The coquettish posture is obvious enough, right?"

"Puff~"

A princess couldn't help laughing. The old emperor immediately glared at her, frowning and said: "You said that for a long time you are still guessing, such as the arrogant and arrogant thief of Zhu Fan today, and Jiedu in Longyou kept the turtles from moving forward, how can you tell me? I am sure that they are not supporting their own soldiers, or even claiming to be kings on their own."

"The power of Ji Du Shi is too great, but this is not a human problem, but the binding force of the position is too low, and you will be jealous when you change your son..."

Zhao Guanren said: "The people who say that Longyou wants to stand on their own right now are either stupid or bad. Once they send troops to fight Tianzhu Asan, Persia and the big food will be moved by the wind. If Tubo and Nanzhao take advantage of the situation and raise their troops, they will definitely look forward to the Longyou army. A big defeat, let me lose the Datang Portal!"

"Alright!"

An old general of the Ministry of Defense came forward and retorted: "I have more than one army in Longyou in Datang, but the Jiannan Army can suppress the Tubo rebellion. There are still 150,000 troops on Jiangnan Road. They will be ransacked and destroyed!"

"Old man! Fighting is about fighting power. Ten thousand elite soldiers can kill one hundred thousand peasant army. Rebellion is no better than eating royal food. It's a life with one's head on the head. Who dares not work hard..."

Zhao Guanren sneered and said: "Datang’s soldiers are in Longyou and the Western Regions. It would be nice if the young soldiers of Jiannan didn’t run away, and the Nanzhao Army would definitely go by sea. You can ask a coastal merchant to ask, Datang can There are no more than ten warships going to sea, and the rest are eating out money!"

"Such serious? But really..."

The old emperor suddenly took two steps forward. The old general was taken aback when he was asked, and stomped his feet: "It is impossible! I think he is dying to the end in rumors, and the Nanzhao Festival is very good, and the monthly performance is on please. There are a lot of tributes, how can you become an anti-thief?"

"Hey? People play paying tribute, how do you know that they won't give you a copy every month..."

Zhao Guanren grinned and said: "Don't argue! Let's make a bet. The emperor only needs to make an imperial decree and find any reason for him to lead his army to Tubo. He just said that the army will arrive later. If he obeys the decree, I will follow it. If you don’t follow the order, you can jump, dare you?"

"Why don't you dare? This general is afraid that you will not succeed..."

The old general stared at him fiercely, but Zhao Guanren smiled again: "Okay! Let's make a bet together, and bet on who will win with the old general. Just let the emperor be a reference. You can enter the house and place your bets. What do you think of the emperor?"

"Quick play!"

The old emperor waved his hand and sat down. Zhao Guanren asked the guards to remove the shackles and ran to fetch two deep wooden barrels. After putting them in the house, they drew a line and stood outside the line to let everyone throw money one by one. Those who bet on treason cast the left, and those who do not treason cast the right.

"Don't take a peek across the line. Everyone makes one bet, rebels on the left, steady on the right, and loses ten each..."

Zhao Guanren stood at the door facing the crowd. Fifty or sixty people whispered to each other. At the end of the emperor’s urging, they lined up and closed the door as soon as one entered. After casting, they opened the door and came out. The barrel was smashed and banged. It took more than twenty minutes to end.

"The sky is up! The emperor testifies! We are now starting to reveal the cup..."

Zhao Guanren waved his hand for the guard to lift the barrel. The barrel had already been marked. Everyone was staring at the barrel attentively. The old general stood up nervously and clenched his fists. Be careful to burst the blood vessel.

"Wow~"

The unreconciled wooden barrel was suddenly overturned, everyone's eyeballs burst together, the old emperor jumped up, and the old general fell back and said with a pale face: "Why? If so, how could he rebel?"

"Haha~ this is the real heartfelt words, all the nonsense on the table..."

Zhao Guanren smiled and overturned his bucket. A large amount of gold and silver was dumped out instantly, while the old general had only a few dozen silver ingots, not even a single gold bullion.

"What a Nanzhao Jiedushi, a two-sided dog..."

The old emperor slapped the tea table abruptly. The solid tea table was split in an instant, causing Zhao Guanren’s brows to jump slightly. Unexpectedly, the old emperor himself was a master. The cultivation base exposed by his palm was not a first-class level. Can't do it.

"The emperor! Not long after the autumn harvest is over, there is still time to provoke..."

Zhao Guanren stepped forward and said: "You just said that the Nanzhao Jiedu envoy said that the king of Tubo wants to rebel, and reward him with a bunch of things for him to lead the battle. At the same time, he ordered the Longyou Army to divide the troops and attack them. Try to find out whether the Longyou Army is a loyal or a traitor!"

"..."

The old emperor’s city mansion was quite deep, and he looked around in thought, King Yujiang immediately clasped his fists and knelt and shouted: "Father! This plan is feasible, and the son is willing to lead an army to Nanzhao to stare at the Zhongshan wolf for you. , If there is any change, I will personally cut off his head!"

"Father! My son is also willing to go..."

The princes knelt down to petition. This is a rare opportunity to take command of soldiers. Even Prince Ji knelt down, but the old emperor suddenly said: "Yin Zhiping! You are not a common man, you are willing to go for me." In the battle of Nanzhao, did you deserve crime and meritorious service?"

‘Fuck! The old emperor’s mind is so deep, he is still trying me at this time...’

Zhao Guanren cursed inwardly, and said with a bitter smile: "Yin has never led soldiers, let alone arranging troops. Besides, I don't want to lead the army. It's not worth it!"

"how you said that?"

"Nowadays, corruption among officials has become a trend, and the masters are still corpse meals, and they are still calculating each other when they die. This makes me unable to believe anyone..."

Zhao Guanren straightened his waist and said: "I can only make money by myself, armed with a magician to fight against the demons. I didn't have a penny to fill my pockets, but in the end I became a prisoner. Lao, let me return to the forest!"

"I know that you have been wronged a bit, but you can't choose to quit..."

The old emperor waved his hand and said, "Regardless of your previous plans, the Devil's Town has become a mess. You don't help me to solve it. The people who are suffering are the people. If you have any needs, please mention it, the prince and Xuanyi. I try my best to mediate for you, okay?"

"Yin borrowed the seed from the princess, Xuan Yi was also killed by Longzi, but I can't tell..."

Zhao Guanren arched his hands and said: "The emperor! I have no face to stay in Luoyang City. You appoint a smart person to me. Within half a year, I will bring him out and return you a town devil who is making money every day, and I only ask you for one thing. , Let Yin return to the forest after the matter is complete, ask the immortal and ask!"

"Cowardly! You are a deserter..."

The old emperor stood up and said: "When I was the prince, how many rumors and rumors were slandering me. I have not gritted my teeth and stood up. Promote you to the assistant minister of the Ministry of Engineering, the fourth grade, and the title of Luoning County Bo, can be hereditary!"

"what?"

Zhao Guanren was dumbfounded at hearing, and Manchu Civil and Martial Arts also looked astonished. He was suddenly promoted, and he was given a knighthood. Although he was only a third-class earl, he was considered a nobleman.

"You are dedicated to Datang, I can't treat you badly, and you don't let me down..."

The old emperor smiled and said: "The workshop of the Demon Slayer is changed to an official one, and you will be the supervisor. The new Demon Envoy will take charge of the creator and belong to you. This is a reward you deserve, but you do it yourself Borrowing from the prince princess, let the royal face sweep the ground, I have to punish you!"

"Uh~ the minister leads the punishment..."

"Okay! Listen to me..."

The old emperor sternly said: "Since the princess has an affair with you, he will reconcile with the prince and return it to the palace. I will marry her to you. Three days later, if there is no unforgiveness, you must not divorce your wife and get married. After that, your husband and wife fasted for Xuan together for ten days and regretted it before the spirit!"

"Cough cough cough..."

The prince of a vote coughed fiercely, and the ministers of civil and military affairs were even more shocked. Even the prince was stunned, and Zhao Guanren was also surprised: "You let me marry and marry the prince as my wife?"

"Father! This, how can this be done, the princess is my wife..."

Prince Ji suddenly became anxious. Seeing that the Crown Princess’s house was “rehabilitated”, his wife became extremely important. Don’t say wearing a green hat. Even if the Crown Princess let Zhao Guanren live in the East Palace, he would not be married as long as he did not get married. Dare to agree.

"Aren't you embarrassing enough..."

The old emperor angrily rebuked: "You are not good enough and you have a face to say, you go to Zhao's house and ask, your ex-wife has successfully borrowed the seed, and she was pregnant once, but you are a majestic prince, do you still want to raise a child for someone else? "

‘I’m going! This old dog is really bad...’

Zhao Guanren suddenly reacted. No wonder he had to be appointed as an official. It turned out to be the crown prince. He beat the Zhao family and sold favors, and put him in the air. Even the bad guys were dismissed. Obediently earn money for the court.

"The emperor! The veteran has a loyal admonishment, not vomiting or unhappy..."

Suddenly Zuo Xiangye knelt forward and said distressedly: "There are three unfilial piety, and the last is the greatest! The crown prince can succeed with one seeding. Obviously, there is something wrong with the prince's body. In order to prevent the Tang Dynasty from changing hands, Li The family cuts off the incense, please set up another prince!"

"The Zuoxiang's words are quite true, how can you be a prince without a queen..."

"Just..."

A vote of officials successively agreed, the eyes of the seven princes all lit up, and Prince Ji said anxiously: "There is nothing wrong with the body of the palace, I just don’t want the prince to be pregnant with the dragon seed. My concubine is already pregnant. If you don't believe me, ask the doctor!"

"Bastard thing! Talking nonsense, take him to the Jingxin Pavilion and stay for a full month..."

The old emperor waved his hand heavily, and the guards immediately dragged Prince Ziji away. The tears of Prince Ji were rushed out, but the old emperor made another knife: "Everyone, please be flat. I will consider the dethronement carefully, you guys. The seven princes should also work diligently!"

‘Nima! This is a maggot in the belly button-it's so bad...’

Zhao Guanren cursed again and finally felt that the old dog was an opponent. In fact, he had heard Chen Guangda say that the prince was instigated by the old emperor and deliberately prevented the prince from getting pregnant, but who ever thought that this was what he gave The set under the prince...