MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 551 Things in the pool

 “Hongzhou has become so wealthy? How come I didn’t know?”

“Because the report sent was revised by Mr. Wen himself. With His Majesty’s neglect of Binzhou, how could he send someone to verify it?”

Gu Shaoyu would know because Fenzhou was very close to Cezhou, so his spies in Cezhou were not vegetarians, so they secretly collected the information little by little over the years and reported it to Gu Shaoyu every time. Delivered.

 At first, Gu Shaoyu didn't pay much attention to these.

 After learning that Mr. Wen was hiding in Fenzhou, he took them all out and checked them carefully before coming to this conclusion.

 After reading these things, Xing Zhao was speechless.

  It was like a kitten or puppy that I had never noticed before suddenly turned into a wild beast in the forest. It was a bit unimaginable.

 After a moment, he spoke.

“But isn’t it harder to control such a person? If we support him, will we become the next Prime Minister Guo?”

Xing Zhao's worry was not unreasonable, but Gu Shaoyu did not care more about this matter, but explained.

"It is natural for a minister to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, but what he is loyal to is the army that is kind to the people, and what he loves is the country that can protect the people's safety. If the prince can treat the people of the Daxing Dynasty like Binzhou Same, so compared to our future, isn’t it clear at a glance which one is more important?”

 His words made Xing Zhao suddenly realize.

Yes, if they blindly support an obedient emperor for the sake of their own future and self-preservation, then it may not be a good thing to establish a great dynasty.

The emperor who is currently in power has some but not many abilities, but he is very good at balancing in the court. If he had spent all the time on separating the courtiers on stabilizing the people's livelihood, Gu Shaoyu would not be so bold. idea.

"In this way, you will not only offend the Xing family, but also the Earl's Mansion, the Dingping Marquis Mansion, the Lin family behind Concubine Zhen, and maybe the Guo family. Cousin, are you sure?"

Xing Zhao’s worried expression is clearly visible.

And Gu Shaoyu also patted him on the shoulder and said calmly.

“It’s our duty as ministers to select talented people and establish them, isn’t it?”

"You are very generous. If you have this intention, that would be great. I will definitely be the first follower!"

I have to say that Xing Zhao’s thoughts are even more terrifying.

If Gu Shaoyu recruits troops to rebel, the possibility of winning is still very high, but this means that the settled situation of the court will be turbulent again. Naturally, he is unwilling to do so, so what Xing Zhao said in other words That’s all.

"I don't want to be trapped in that imperial city every day. It's not as comfortable as the wind, frost, rain and snow in Cezhou. So, let the people who are destined to go, I have to support the crown prince."

 Gu Shaoyu gave his accurate answer. He did not force Xing Zhao to choose a side with him. He was just a brother and he never concealed it.

Xing Zhao looked at Gu Shaoyu intently for a while, then scratched his head irritably and said.

"I have been following you since I was a child. Now that you have made a decision, I will not make any blind plans. What should I do next? Do you want to get in touch with the prince first?"

Gu Shaoyu seemed to know his answer, so it was not surprising that he joined.

 But he shook his head and instead focused on Wangzhou.

"Your Majesty is wary of me, so he has to work **** me and the people around me. If I come into contact with the Crown Prince too early, I'm afraid that his hidden clumsiness will be discovered. So don't be in a hurry. We will reach the same goal through different routes. I will first take care of these things in the court. Now that we have sorted out all the distractions, it’s not too late to find an opportunity to join forces with him again."    "Well, you are the general and you have the final say."

 Subsequently, Gu Shaoyu told Xing Zhao what he had discovered today, and after learning what Lu Fushen had hidden, he also remembered something.

"Do you remember Yizhou? When I went to clean up the tax evasion case, I found that Princess Yuehua also hid in some places like this in order to reduce the amount of land and pay taxes. After decades of accumulation, it was so big of a sum of money."

In Daxing, the princes who received land enfeoffment still had to collect land levies every year to fill the national treasury. Originally, there were recorded land levies. As a result, in the second year after the death of the founding emperor, those files were An innocent fire burned out.

Coupled with the subsequent rewards and punishments, the numbers became even more inconsistent, so later it became the rule for the princes of various places to make an offering based on the geographical map.

 As for the person who manipulated the map, Xing Zhao believed that Princess Yuehua was not the only one.

“The brave ones were supported to death and the timid ones were starved to death. It seems that the Min Palace may have followed the same method and escaped a lot.”

 After listening to Xing Zhao's words, Gu Shaoyu felt a little more at ease.

If it was really just to evade tax money and deliberately not record these lands, he felt that it was a great blessing among misfortunes, but if there were other possibilities...

Then since he is here, he cannot just sit back and watch this matter.

“Well, I’ll leave this matter to Liu Xun. If the Min Palace embezzles the tax money, then we can find a way to make them spit it out.”

Hearing this, Xing Zhao smiled, his eyes as cunning as a fox.

"Any target that comes to your door will be in vain. As far as I know, Mr. Qi is a very important figure in Prince Min's Mansion. His mother, the Concubine Wang, is very good at managing the family and finances, so in recent years, he and Princess Min have become Do it right."

Gu Shaoyu glanced at him and knew that Xing Zhao was waiting for him, and then he said.

"Don't delay your training. If you want to go out, go to Ni Yang. If you want information, go to Liu Xun. Within three months, I want to know the complete and true information."

 “Okay, I’ll take care of this.”

Xing Zhao looked like he was going to show off his skills, and Gu Shaoyu felt reassured by him.

In the days that followed, Xing Zhao's training became harder and harder day by day, and he ate more every day. However, he did not lose weight but became stronger. He looked more energetic than when he first arrived at the military camp. A little more.

The weather in Wangzhou is not as cold as Ancheng, so the snow will come later.

On the fourth day of winter, it snowed in Wangzhou.

If it doesn’t rain, it will snow like a feather in one fell swoop. Over the next three days, the snow will pile up.

The smaller branches were directly crushed, and the training in the military camp was also interrupted. The soldiers gathered together to warm themselves over the fire. It was a rare day off.

Xing Zhao has become a familiar face in the Huben Army after these days.

He knows everyone from the deputy general to the leading soldier, so he gets along very well in the military camp.

On this day, while he was telling the soldiers about the romantic events in Sui'an City in the army, he saw someone coming from outside. (End of chapter)