"Yinggu..." The Empress Dowager felt abrupt as soon as she called out.

No matter what, Yinggu can no longer hear her call, nor can she hear the familiar voice of promise. She may still have a wisp of residual soul in front of the Immortal Palace. The Empress Dowager specially asked you to move a locust tree and buried it on Yinggu. Because she heard that even if a locust tree is a ghost, it will be good for people who have been dreaming of it.

"The Empress Dowager!" Ling'er quietly appeared beside the Empress Dowager like a raccoon cat.

"Hold my old man to walk in the yard in front of the hall." The Empress Dowager said in a weak voice. She felt increasingly unable to do anything about this huge empire. Now she could only get rid of the knot under the old locust tree and chat with the old man and god.

"Nuo" Ling'er responded carefully. Whenever the Empress Dowager was upset, she would sit quietly under the old locust tree. The palace servant on duty once said that someone had seen Ying Gu under the locust tree.

Ling'er couldn't forget Ying Gu's smile that day, and shovels of soil poured into the pit. She filled her feet all the way to her chest, and there was no tears in her eyes. It was full of ease, as if a person who had been running for a long time could finally sit down and rest for a while.

The soil disappeared over her head, and the soil in the pit moved one after another. The old locust tree pressed up and covered everything.

With his dry palms touching the same dry bark, the eunuchs brought a recliner. Ling'er helped the Empress Dowager sit down and left quietly. The Empress Dowager liked to stay here alone, and Ling'er was also a little afraid of it. After all, she saw Yinggu being buried under the locust tree with her own eyes.

"You are here. You are really right. Those people are all fools. They lose to Yun Xiao for money, and they still have to lose to Yun Xiao in war." The Empress Dowager lay down and murmured like a dream.

"Lu Jing was arrested, and Dou Yuan was arrested too. Why are all the people in the court so idiots? Fortunately, Dou Ying went to Longyou to fight against Donghu. Otherwise, I really don't know how to hold on to this crisis."

"Grandma, I have entrusted Yan Sicong to go to Jimo to go to sea..." Liu Che's voice suddenly sounded beside him, but there was no trace of surprise on the Empress Dowager's face.

"Forget it, let's make peace. Emperor Gaozu still has the humiliation of marriage. We just restore everything to what we are. Alas! Your father wanted to kill him several times. It's a pity that he was confused at that time and stopped your father, otherwise he would not have suffered the disaster today.

You should learn from it. Don’t use more talents in the court. More mediocre talents, because even if these mediocre talents do things like rebellion, they will not do well. And those who are capable like Yun Xiao can rebel and make a lot of money. Let’s not do anything about it.”

The Empress Dowager sighed. She regretted not following Liu Qi's will, killing this kid Yun Xiao. Now this grandson is probably not as good as his own. Use more stupid people. Once these stupid people rebel in the future, it will be easier to suppress them.

"Grandma doesn't have to worry too much. Knowing people and using skills to control their subordinates is a necessary means for being a ruler. A capable man can use it, but you have to do it. It's like a man like Yunhou, who has to use it and put on a dragon's head on him. Now he is fleeing far away, even if he wants to wear it, he can't do it. Only by strengthening the strength of my great man, he will slowly go to it in the future.

Fortunately, the power of Yunhou is still weak, otherwise this battle will probably shake the foundation of our great man. I hope that Master Yan will not disappoint me this time, otherwise my great man's territory will probably be beaten to pieces."

"Hmph! You are still young, and I don't know that everyone is actually an actor. It's like Ying Gu, who has been by Lao Shi for decades. In the end, she deceived Lao Shi and was willing to be sent by the Yun family in order to get out of the way. You must be careful, the most unreliable thing in this world is the hearts of the people.

I have never missed it in my life, even if I am blind, I have very few mistakes. Because I am looking at it with my heart, but now I am old and I don’t have enough energy. You can handle this matter!"

The Empress Dowager leaned on the recliner, her expression full of fatigue. Perhaps the world is in chaos again, and there are evil spirits in both the court and the people.

Dong Zhongshu threw him into the wild boar pen and survived. There were also Zhang Tang and Sang Hongyang, and now the little emperor would also cultivate his own team. The newly recognized Jin Vulgarity of Wang Shi was probably smashed by Zhang Tang because the frame was not in compliance with the regulations.

Sang Hongyang is also a good player in making money. Shuangse Ball makes him run very well. I heard that he has reached Luoyang, and even those old Luan family who have opened gambling stalls have been run very hard.

Young people are always full of vitality. It’s so good to be young! When I was young, I followed Empress Lu, and then I was really...

Liu Che did not listen to a word about the following words. She was immersed in the Weiyang Palace during the era of Empress Lu. At that time, there were many sisters around her, and... Yinggu.

A mysterious moon hung high in the sky, and the wind and sand on the border had not risen yet. But the night was already quite cold, and Dou Ying stood on the city tower. He tightened his cloak and stared at the grassland in the distance with worry.

The camps and Mars were scattered there, as many as the stars in the sky. The scout told him that there were at least 200,000 Donghu soldiers there. At first he didn't believe it, but now he believes it a little.

Unexpectedly, the Yun family had such a force outside the Great Wall, and could easily mobilize 200,000 troops. Although the Donghu people were not as powerful as the Huns, the 200,000 people did not know that the general who came to the west could stop it.

There were smoke from all sides, and wars everywhere. It seemed that the world of the great man was going to be in chaos again. I really didn't expect that the young boy would actually stir up this huge wave. If I knew that today, I should have killed this boy in Luoyang.

"General, you really shouldn't come here to dangerous places. If the 200,000 troops of Donghu come here, we can't defend ourselves with our city walls that are several meters tall! You should go back to the central army tomorrow. If you make any mistakes here, you really can't afford it!"

When the guard general Deng Tong saw that Dou Ying had no intention of going down to the city tower, he hurriedly advised him.

"They have been here for nearly a month. They will definitely not attack tomorrow. If they look at it in a false sense, they will always be unsure. If the Donghu people attack, you will be the first to be affected. Why is this city defense so insulted? Has it been unrepaired for so many years?"

"The general didn't know that corvee labor was sent to Hetao to build the Great Wall. He has been doing business with Donghu Guang over the years, and the Guan Shang and Guan Xia have received money from public and private parts. He has been thinking about money, but he has no intention of building the city wall.

I have been here for the past three years and have not repaired the city defense once. I originally had to build a urn city, but after discussing for several years, I haven't started construction. Alas! It's a mistake!"

"Forget it, don't say whether the county magistrate's house was confiscated?" Dou Ying didn't want to continue to get involved in this matter. He knew that the so-called misunderstanding of the country was actually his brothers from the Dou family, as well as Cheng Bushi, who was once a slave to the Dou family, a military general.

Over the years, the trade volume between the Donghu and the Han Dynasty has surged. Cotton, cattle and sheep, raisins, cantaloupes, wine... These things have flowed continuously through Longyou into the hinterland of the Han Dynasty. The Dou family naturally would not miss this land that earned gold every day, and the local county magistrate was a slave of the Dou family.

In addition to part of the annual taxes, most of them are flowing to the interest groups centered on the Dou family. They are all greedy for money and are so full of their eyes that they have no intention of building cities and defense. I am afraid that even if they are built, most of these guys who are full of their own pockets will be corrupted.

The country is already like this, and the county magistrate here is still greedy. Yesterday, he forced Donghu vendors to pay tariffs that were ten times more than the court's regulations. The Donghu army was ready to move, and Dou Ying was so angry that his head was smoking. He killed the slave on the spot and ordered Deng Tong to search the house.

"If you go back to the general, you should really go and have a look. The salary of his subordinates is 800 stones, and the official position according to the etiquette system is not low. But the family of the county magistrate who has 300 stones is really eye-opening. The number of ten kilograms of silver balls in the cellar alone is as many as dozens of copper coins, and there are countless copper coins. Many copper coins are rusted together, as if they have not been moved for many years.

Anyway, according to the salary of my subordinates, I can't earn so much money even in my five lives. I used to hear that this level is so rich that I can even fart it. When I see you today, it's true that what I said is true."

Deng Tong seemed to be very excited today, and he opened his mouth and said it endlessly.

"Okay, that Liuyang leader is hanging there. Even if there is a sea of ​​gold and silver, it is difficult to spend. What's the use of earning so much? If you don't bring it to life and die, you can keep half of it here and go to the Central Army camp.

Although it was a gun sharpening at the last battle, the city defense was related to your life and life. They worked hard to cultivate, and then they had a drop of sweat. They would have less blood during wartime. If the money was not enough, they could withdraw it from the treasury. In short, the city defense should be strengthened as much as possible before the Donghu people attacked."

"No, this is a major event that concerns life. I will do my best."

Dou Ying was discussing the construction of city defense in the city. In the camp of the Donghu people, Ba Zhen was sitting in the central army tent eating roasted lamb legs. The fat and tender lamb was roasted by charcoal fire, and drops of lamb oil dripped into the fire and bursts of white smoke came out.

"Brother, it's not good. I just caught a scout and said that the court sent Dou Ying to Longyou. It's right in the opposite city, do we want..." A guy with Gao Yuanhong on both cheeks rushed into the central army's tent with a scream.

Ba Zhen frowned and looked at his younger brother Bayan who rushed in. This kid was born tall and big, but his mind was always lacking in strings. Such an important military aircraft could not allow him to scream like this.
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