Chapter 169 I’m sorry, my lord, Your Majesty has given too much!

At this time, Li Yuxin was still massaging Lin Beifan’s head.

Seeing Lin Beifan’s handsome face close at hand, he could feel the other person’s breath and warmth, and he felt a little joy in his heart, his heartbeat quickened a little, and a smudge of blush quietly flew onto his cheeks.

“My lord, you seem very tired, do you often do this?” Li Yuxin asked in a low voice.

“Yes, there are too many official duties!”

Lin Beifan closed his eyes and sighed: “I am the Jijiu of the Imperial College. I am in charge of nearly 10,000 teachers, students, and handymen in the whole school. I have a heavy responsibility! In addition, entrusted by His Majesty, as a supervisor, I will keep an eye on the production of large balloons and hovercraft. ! And go to the court on time every day, and take care of other affairs! It’s like a brick of the court, you can move it wherever you need it!”

“For example, before, I was responsible for the battle between the two masters, and went to Tangzhou to persuade the rebels to surrender. These are not my own duties, but I handle them all. Fortunately, I successfully completed the task and lived up to the emperor’s grace!”< /p>

Li Yuxin said distressedly: “My lord, thank you for your hard work!”

“This is not hard work, but it can be considered as sharing the worries of His Majesty and pleading for the people!”

Lin Beifan said: “If I don’t pay close attention to the production of large balloons and hovercraft, then there will inevitably be people who take advantage of the inside and outside, betray the interests of the country, and fall into the disadvantages of Great Wu!”

“If I hadn’t been in charge of the grandmaster battle, then the two grandmasters would have placed the battlefield in the capital, or even directly in the Forbidden City, and the capital would have been devastated, with countless deaths and injuries!”

“If I don’t persuade the rebels to surrender, the war will inevitably arise, the people will be displaced, and the people’s livelihood will be ruined!”

“So these things, I have to do!”

Li Yuxin’s eyes were full of admiration and admiration: “I heard about these things when the women came to Beijing! If it wasn’t for your great efforts behind it, Great Wu would have been in chaos long ago! Master Jijiu, you are amazing! “

“Oh! It’s good that you can understand!”

Lin Beifan sighed: “However, the most difficult thing is to deal with the officials of the court. They all want to let me die! As long as I make a wrong step, I will die! Fighting wits and courage with them every day, especially It’s exhausting!”

Li Yuxin felt even more distressed: “My lord, you have really worked so hard! You are so young, but you have to be in charge of so many state affairs! How about this, from now on, folk girls will often come to give you a massage to relax!”

“Ah? How embarrassing is this? You don’t get paid for nothing!”

“My lord, please don’t refuse, this is the only thing a girl can do for you! You have published your grandpa’s painstaking efforts, revised medical books, and taught us a variety of remedies that are worth a fortune. Repaying, this is the only thing I can do!” Li Yuxin said sincerely.

Lin Beifan was moved by the other party’s sincerity: “Well, thank you for your hard work!”

“My lord, you are more polite!” Li Yuxin smiled slightly, her heart was full of joy!

From now on, I will be able to see adults often!

After half an hour, the massage ended.

Lin Beifan noticed that Li Yuxin’s Qianqianyu fingers were trembling a little. It was obvious that he had worked very hard just now.

So, Lin Beifan asked her to stay for dinner.

After that, let Mo Rushuang take her home.

At this time, the land of northern Hebei.

Mr. Zhuge, the military adviser, hesitated at the door for a long time, thought twice, and finally gritted his teeth and stepped into the prince’s study.

Bow with both hands: “Report to the lord, the real culprit who killed Mu Lao has not been found yet, please punish him!”

The King of Jibei was furious immediately: “Bastards! I have given you such a long time, why can’t you find even one person? What is the king raising you so many people for?”

Mr. Zhuge was scolded with his head bowed nonchalantly, his heart was full of bitterness.

In the past few months, the prince’s temper has become worse and worse!

The palace is empty and has no money!

Large balloons and hovercraft have consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, but they have been unable to be built!

Many masters died one after another, even the innate masters died twice!

Hundreds of soldiers and horses pretending to be horse thieves were wiped out by others!

It can be said that… the fleeting time is unfavorable!

Therefore, the prince was very angry, either beating or scolding!

And as the confidant of the prince and the person in charge of many things, he bears the greatest anger of the other party!

It can be said that the body suffers, but the heart suffers even more!

After cursing, the prince felt much more at ease, and asked, “How much money is left in the palace? Give me a batch of money, about 500,000 taels, and I’m going to entertain distinguished guests!”

Mr. Zhuge lowered his head and said, “My lord, there isn’t that much money in the palace anymore!”

The prince was once again angry: “Why don’t you have any money? You robbed so much money before, where did you spend it?”

Mr. Zhuge shivered and said: “My lord, although I robbed more than 3 million taels before, more than 1 million taels were spent on the manufacture of airbags! Another 1 million taels were used as expenses for the army and martial arts masters in the government! There are 50 taels Ten thousand taels was given to the champion man far away in the capital! So, now there are less than 500,000 taels left!”

The prince was once again furious: “Since you have no money, why don’t you hurry up and grab it?”

Mr. Zhuge panicked: “My lord, I can’t rob you anymore!”

“Why can’t you grab it?”

“My lord, everything that can be robbed has been robbed, and the common people have no money! Moreover, due to the rampant horse thieves, many people have fled northern Hebei and stopped farming! Merchants don’t come to our place to do business, and the economy has already withered. The taxes collected are much less! So now it is time to recuperate and restore the economy as soon as possible!”

“But how can we do it without money?” The prince said angrily, “How can we raise an army without money? How can we raise experts without money? Don’t look at those martial arts masters who are very obedient, but they are all veterans. Faster than anyone else! Isn’t the great situation we created with great difficulty about to collapse?”

“What the prince said is very true! But we really don’t have much money…” Mr. Zhuge wiped his sweat at a loss.

“You don’t even have any money, so you can get money for me!” the prince said loudly.

“But my subordinates can’t…” Mr. Zhuge smiled helplessly.

He is a military adviser, so he can make suggestions, but if he is allowed to engage in economics to make quick money, then there is really no way.

The prince also knew that this method was difficult for others, so he calmed down and said, “Since we can’t rob it in my king’s land, we can send people to other state capitals and let them go there to rob it!”

Mr. Zhuge was shocked: “My lord, it’s very dangerous to do this! Without our covert protection, the casualties would increase several times!”

The prince said angrily: “Then do you have any other solutions?”

Mr. Zhuge shrank his head.

“Just do what I say!”

As a result, the horse thieves who were originally entangled in the northern part of Hebei seemed to break free from their cage and spread out in all directions.

While bringing back huge rewards, it also brought back huge casualties.

The yamen armies of other states are not used to them. Once a horse thief is discovered, they will do what they need to do and deal with it.

And this incident finally alarmed the court.

The Empress was furious: “It’s unreasonable! The horse bandit incident became a serious problem before it was reported? What did you all do for food before?”

“Your Majesty, the horse thief came from Northern Hebei, and may have something to do with the King of Northern Hebei! This is a serious matter, so the officials below dare not act rashly. Please forgive me!” an old official said.

“What a King of Northern Hebei! If I really find out that you are involved in this matter, I will never forgive you!” The empress said loudly: “My dear friends, what good strategy can you have to solve the problem of horse bandits?”

“Your Majesty, please ask a state government to send troops to suppress the siege!”

“However, the horse bandits move quickly and come and go without a trace. How can we send troops to suppress them? When they arrive, they may have already run away!”

“Then what else can you do, Mr. Wang?”

……

Everyone expressed their opinions.

The empress was not very satisfied, and her eyes drifted to Lin Beifan who was fishing.

Slightly smiled: “Lin Aiqing, what good plan do you have?”

Lin Beifan stood up and said loudly, “I report to Your Majesty that I have no good plans, please Your Majesty to see clearly!”

She said silently in her heart, don’t worry, my lord, I will never betray you!

I’m your most loyal subordinate. I can’t be moved by poverty, I can’t be subdued by power, and I can’t be lewd by wealth. You can put 100% of your heart on it!

The empress still had a smile on her face: “Aiqing, if you come up with a good plan, I will grant you a three-day holiday!”

Lin Beifan immediately said loudly: “Your Majesty, I have just thought of a method that may solve the problem of horse bandits!”

I shed tears silently in my heart, I’m sorry, my lord!

It’s not that I want to betray you, but that His Majesty has given too much!

The empress laughed heartily.

I knew that if I didn’t give you some benefits, I wouldn’t be able to move you, a salted fish!

“Aiqing, what’s your plan, tell me quickly!” the Empress asked expectantly.

“Your Majesty, the reason why the horse bandits are difficult to suppress is because they move quickly, come and go without a trace, and are very scattered. It is inefficient and impractical to use the army to encircle and suppress them! To deal with these cunning horse bandits, it is impossible to use ordinary troops. Then can we change the angle and use martial arts masters to deal with them?”

Lin Beifan smiled and said: “Wulin masters also move quickly, come and go without a trace, and are more powerful, so they are perfect for dealing with horse bandits! So we can publish a reward list, offering a reward of 10 taels of silver for the heads of horse bandits! Let them kill the horse bandits for us, and we can just send money in the rear!”

“That’s a good idea!” The Empress’ eyes lit up.

“However, a person’s head is only ten taels of silver. It’s too little. It can’t attract powerful experts at all! And if you don’t have enough strength, you can’t deal with horse bandits! Shouldn’t the reward amount be higher?” An old official asked.

Lin Beifan shook his head and said with a smile: “No need! In addition to the reward list, we will release a list of heroes for commendation! Rank according to the number of heads killed, the more kills, the higher the ranking! These people in the Jianghu , Most of them are people who are trying to gain fame and fame. In order to rank higher, they will definitely actively kill bandits, strive to enter the list, and become heroes!”

“This list of heroes is good!” The empress’ eyes became brighter.

“In addition, we can also promise that the person who ranks first on the hero list, our court can promise him a condition that is not too much! In this way, won’t we attract real masters?”

Lin Beifan smiled triumphantly and said, “This horse bandit has a maximum of four to five thousand people. We only need to pay a mere four to fifty thousand taels, plus a condition that is not too much, and we can easily solve the problem of the horse bandit. Why not?” No? Your Majesty, is this plan feasible?”

The Empress shook her head and smiled and said: “Lin Aiqing, it must be you who can come up with such a wonderful plan! I think this plan is good, dear ladies, do you have any comments, or do you have anything to add?”

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All the officials looked at each other and said in unison: “I have no objection!”

“Okay! Just follow Aiqing’s plan!”.