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Chapter 68: Court Secrets (I)


Three days later, early morning.

Yang Shen was sitting cross-legged on his bed, silently practicing the "Tiansha Sutra" mental method, while Ye Lingbo was protecting him.

The "Tiansha Sutra" is extensive and profound.

Even though he has been able to operate this skill independently with the help of the great elder, this process is not easy every time.

In the past three days, Yang Shen has been working extremely hard.

"Shhh" Yang Shen breathed out, he opened his eyes, met Ye Lingbo's concerned gaze and said gently: "It has been stabilized, and from now on if there is no accident, there should be no problems in practicing the Tiansha Sutra. " When Ye Lingbo heard this, a smile bloomed on his face, he gently held Yang Shen's big hand with his delicate hands, and said slowly: "Lingbo has seen all the hard work my husband has done these days.

If it weren't for this kind of thing, no one else would be able to do it for him." , Lingbo is very willing to practice for her husband."

Although Yang Shen was quite moved in his heart, he didn't show any emotion on his face and asked with a smile: "Does Ling Bo need to practice the Tiansha Sutra?

You and I are one and the same, so don't be polite to me."

Ye Lingbo shook her head slightly.

She gently snuggled into Yang Shen's arms and said softly: "Thank you for your kindness, but I underestimate Ling Bo.

Ling Bo will definitely be able to reach the highest level of martial arts without the need for such magical books."

Yang Shen nodded slightly, but he had forgotten that his beloved wife possessed a martial arts talent that shocked the past and present.

There was nothing about her martial arts practice that he needed to worry about.

But Yang Shen also guessed in his heart that the reason why Ling Bo was unwilling to practice this set of exercises might also be related to its vicious attribute of absorbing people's inner energy.

But whether this is the case is unknown.

Seeing that it was getting light outside, he called Ye Lingbo and said, "Lingbo, let's go have breakfast."

Ye Lingbo readily agreed.

In the imperial palace, in the royal study.

The Emperor of Chu, Li Shimin, was frowning while holding a secret memorandum.

A few days ago, he received a secret report stating that Xue Huaiyi, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was corrupt and had embezzled a full 20% of the army's salary than before.

He was furious and immediately ordered his subordinates to conduct an undercover investigation in the Ming Dynasty, and finally found out the matter.

It was clear that there were hundreds of officials involved in the case, ranging from the cabinet prime minister to the border and government generals.

The fact made him feel chilling and resentful.

Although Li Shimin was overjoyed and had a bad temper, he was well aware of the sufferings of the people and had a clear understanding of today's world.

He knew that the Li dynasty had actually come to an end, but he was unwilling to do so and wanted to work hard to restore order.

The destiny of the dynasty is to be the master of Li's revival.

Therefore, since he ascended the throne, he worked hard and worked hard to deal with the powerful families, using all possible means to win over, suppress, and sow discord.

At the same time, he vigorously promoted the sons of poor families.

He was considered extraordinary among the emperors, and he was famous for being diligent in government affairs, but he could only help the Chu State continue to live longer.

Now, in Li Shimin's view, some of Xue Huaiyi's actions are completely digging into the foundation of his Li family dynasty.

Emperors of all dynasties all attached great importance to military power.

Not only the leaders of Yang Shen's previous life understood the principle of political power coming from the barrel of a gun, but the emperors of this life also understood it very well.

Therefore, no matter how difficult the dynasty's finances were, Li Shimin would not deduct military expenditures again.

If the army turns away from the Li family, then the Li family dynasty will really be over.

It's just that his idea is good, but the reality is unsatisfactory.

The military expenditures he had worked so hard to squeeze out were passed on to the cabinet prime ministers, ministers of war, and state and county generals, and the amount actually distributed to the officers and soldiers in the counties below was really limited, far lower than his psychological expectations.

Although he knew this situation, he had no good solution.

That was the combined power of dozens of aristocratic families.

Even if he hated it in his heart, he couldn't kill them all.

He does not have the prestige and strength to suppress the family members like the founder of the country.

If we really want to kill these people, maybe the world will be in chaos within a few days.

It's just that this time Xue Huaiyi went too far.

He was driving those soldiers to death.

Those soldiers didn't have much vision and insight, and they didn't understand the emperor's difficulties and knew how greedy and nasty the ministers and generals were.

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In their view, the world belongs to the emperor, and they themselves are also the emperor's soldiers.

If they and others cannot have enough to eat, the emperor must be reluctant to pay to support them.

In this case, they naturally would no longer be loyal to the emperor.

This time Li Shimin made up his mind.

Even if Xue Huaiyi was born in the Xue family of Dengzhou and was backed by one of the six aristocratic families, he would definitely kill him as a warning to others and to warn these aristocratic families not to go too far.

However, it is impossible to kill him on the charge of corruption.

This cover cannot be lifted, and the charge must be changed.

Thinking of the disaster these aristocratic families had caused, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh deeply.

How can he stop these aristocratic families from endlessly encroaching on the foundation of the country?

He has been thinking very hard over the years, but he has never found a truly feasible measure. .

Today, the world is riddled with holes.

With Taizu and Taizong at the top, maybe he or her son will become a subjugated king at some point.

Under the circumstances, he will be ashamed of all previous emperors.

Thinking of this, his chest couldn't help but feel tight, and he made a "wow" sound, and his throat rolled a few times.

He endured the discomfort, took out a tissue from his waist, covered his mouth, and spit it out when he couldn't hold it in any longer.

After vomiting, he closed the tissue and refused to look at the bright red color on the tissue.

Li Shimin looked coldly at Liu Jin, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and eunuch standing beside him, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Liu Jin was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed three times, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me.

I am not a talkative person, and I will never publicize this kind of thing."

Unfortunately, he had no idea that the emperor would suddenly vomit blood, and he was kept in the dark by the emperor.

Looking at the emperor's appearance, it was obvious that there was something wrong with his health.

As a close confidant of the emperor, he was always by his side.

He couldn't help but be shocked by the emperor's scheming.

He didn't know how he could bear to be careful enough to hide it from himself.

It's just that he saw it after all, he thought silently in his heart.

Although Li Shimin wanted to kill this eunuch who knew his secret, he couldn't do it immediately.

Although this guy was his domestic slave, and he could indeed decide his life or death, at the same time, the other party was the eunuch who held the seal of the Chief of Ceremonies, and the court The internal minister, if he really found any excuse to kill him, it would definitely arouse others' suspicion.

There is no airtight wall in the world.

Although he had been hiding it well, that was when no one suspected it.

If I really want to track it down, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide my physical condition anymore

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