Love Like The Galaxy.

Chapter 159

At the end of the discussion, the emperor announced his retirement from the dynasty with a displeased expression on his face. At the same time, he summoned four or five confidants to the North Palace to discuss again. He wanted to ask Huo Budo to go too, but when he saw the prince's face as black as the bottom of a pot, he sent to his adopted son. wink. In fact, Huo Budo didn't want to go anywhere. He wanted to go back to the house quickly to deal with Luo Jitong, but since he was caught by his adoptive father by accident, he had to go back to the East Palace with the prince.

"What a nonsense and audacious!" The prince tore off his crown and fell heavily on the table, and a few bright pearls tumbled to the ground.

In the apse of the East Palace, there were three or four people sitting on the left and right sides of the conference hall. They were either courtiers in red and black court uniforms, or advisors in wide-sleeved robes. Hearing that the prince was angry at this time, they all agreed.

"His Royal Highness said that!" One person raised his hand and raised his hand, and said loudly, "The imperial court issued the decree to check the fields and population of the states, counties and counties, so as to facilitate the control of taxation in the future. It is a matter of course for the imperial court to investigate the population of the land and soil, but someone dares to question it!"

Another person echoed loudly: "That's right! After decades of war and war, it has finally been clarified in the world. The recorded population of the fields is quite different from today's, if we don't

make an inventory, how can we govern the country!" A sharp-eyed young man sneered: "You haven't mentioned the important point! Boycott, isn't it because some people are afraid that the imperial court will restrict them from annexing land and raising slaves! It's true that when the world's population and fields are exhausted and the wealthy and powerful, where will the imperial court collect taxes, and who will it find to serve corvée?! At that time, will the world still be the imperial court's world? "

Shaocheng be careful!" The second concubine, who was sitting in the first seat at the bottom right of the crown prince, said softly, "Don't be alarmist, where is it? It's not right for you to spread this word out." The

prince had already He wanted to blurt out praise, but was stopped by his second brother-in-law, so he said, "Zisheng, what do you say?" Huo Buzhuo

sat in the first seat on the lower left of the crown prince and smiled, "Everyone is right."

I can't agree with the words of the prince-in-law, at this time the world has been decided, there should be no merger of fields and population, it can be seen that those powerful and powerful families..." Shaocheng said loudly.

"Please listen to me." A middle-aged scribe interrupted, "If the words of the two talented people are put in today's great court meeting, they will both be criticized. Or they will say that the princes of the consort family have many generations, and they depend on the population fields. It's hard to measure, so it's an understatement; or you say that Shaocheng's family is poor and is waiting for the wealthy family to spit out the land to take it for himself." Shaocheng was

angry: "Nonsense!" The

second concubine said: "What do you think, Zisheng?

Huo Budo looked at the sky outside and said, "It's all reasonable." "

Alas!" The prince punched himself on the knee, "The royal father is too kind. Those 'big surnamed soldiers' who have land and weapons, are actually in front of them. Mian Kuangyan of the court officials will never follow the order to save the land! And the local officials are also afraid of them, and they even accept bribes, allowing them to conceal the report, and imposing all the insufficiency on the civilians, making these ordinary people burdened with heavy taxes and corvée Hmph, looking at the loneliness, the officials are going to force the people to rebel again!" The

second concubine smiled and said, "His Royal Highness looks at the good - it can be seen that the world's wealthy family does not cover the sky with one hand, and the world's corrupt officials are not monolithic. Some people collude with local tyrants, Harmful to the common people, there are also people with lofty ideals and straight officials who are unhappy, and report these illegal things to the court in a few days."

A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes laughed loudly: "Since I married the princess, it was said from the mouth of the commander-in-chief. The words that come out can be said to be pleasant to the ears, like a spring breeze!" Everyone in the hall laughed again, and Shao Cheng said: " Dare

to ask His Royal Highness, what do you want to do."

All the powerful and powerful clans of □□ will be convicted; they should be decapitated, and the clan should be exterminated!"

As soon as these words came out, several people headed by Shaocheng shouted loudly. The second concubine said: "His Royal Highness, this minister thinks this is inappropriate, and His Majesty will not approve." The number of people behind him also mean general.

The prince looked at Huo Budo, and Huo Budo looked around, but everyone said nothing. He first thought that it would be better to let the emperor adopt his father to 'teach' his son, but remembering that the emperor and the crown prince treated him well, he had to be patient and said: "His Royal Highness, I ask you, if you find out, there are ten powerful families in the world. There are hidden situations in eight or nine, do you have to kill your head and kill the family?"

The prince did not speak, and Shaocheng said loudly: "The previous emperor Wu issued the "Moving Mausoleum Order", ordering the world's wealthy families to move on schedule, in order to weaken the power of the nobles, why can't our majesty?!"

One person sneered: "Emperor Wu is still using military force. Well, do you want His Majesty to follow suit?"

"You..." Shaocheng was furious.

"Enough!" said the prince.

There was silence in the hall, and the prince looked around the crowd and said solemnly: "You wait first, retreat first, the concubine Duwei and Zisheng stay behind."

Everyone was ordered to bow down and filed out, only Shao Cheng was indignant, and was finally killed by his colleagues. dragged away.

There were only three people left in the hall, and the Crown Prince Xie Ni Huo Budoubt said, "You stay out of the matter, and you don't have to worry about it. You're not afraid of those 'big surnamed soldiers' who will bring disaster to the country and the people."

Huo Budou smiled and said, "Most wealthy families will not follow. The emperor's 'new policy' is still vivid in our minds. They are really anxious. They are also afraid to repeat the 'kingdom system' - that is, the mountains, rivers, and fields of the world will be brought back to the court. That is to say, they are not happy in their hearts, as long as His Majesty shows determination, they will obey orders." The

prince said again, "Why can't the royal father follow the "Order of Relocating Mausoleums"?"

Huo Bu doubted: Why? You will understand when His Majesty slaps you with the stick. If one stick is not enough, you can take two. However, he said patiently and slowly -

"Before Emperor Gao ruled the world, the world had been in turmoil for hundreds of years. Under Zhou Tianzi's rule, the monarchs and feudal lords attacked each other without a moment's rest. Later, the first emperor swept across Liuhe and fought in one pass. It was a pity that it didn't stop for a few days, and the heroes fought together against the violent Qin, and it was another battle; King Xiang defeated Qin with great difficulty, but it was a shame that it was unfair to divide the feudal feudal lords, so soon after Emperor Gao rebelled against Xiang, and then went on an expedition; finally, the overlord of Chu, Wu Jiang, committed suicide, At first, there were less than a handful of heroes left in the world. After the founding of the country, Emperor Gao almost fought the world again, cutting off the kings with different surnames one by one. Emperor Lu Houwen recuperated and recuperated, and when he arrived at Emperor Jing, he also cleaned up the kings with the same surname— So far, the world has been fighting for years, not to mention the suffering of the people, even the tyrannical family has only two breaths left..."

"What are you talking about?" The prince frowned.

Huo Budoubt said: "I mean, it's your Majesty's fault."

"Zisheng, don't talk nonsense." The second concubine said nervously.

Huo Budo smiled mildly: "Your Majesty is too wise and martial, and it is too fast to rule the world. In fact, it is easier to rebuild from the ruins than to reform the inherent situation. Emperor Wu can implement the "Moving Mausoleum Order", and he has a strict temperament. Harsh and cruel, secondly, the powerful and powerful families at that time were far less powerful than they are today. To put it bluntly, after Emperor Rui usurped the throne, the world was in chaos, and the chaos did not last long. These noble families were only injured in the military chaos, but did not damage their foundation— - But this is a word to punish the heart, can you go outside and say it?" The

prince was silent, and the second concubine heaved a sigh of relief.

"My dynasty came after the previous dynasty. Although it was much faster to rule the world, it also inherited many of the shortcomings of the previous dynasty. For example, the Lou family, the Liang family, the Yuan family, the Geng family, oh, and the consort Dou of Duwei. Family... These are not the families supported by His Majesty. On the contrary, His Majesty established the country and received a lot of help from them. For example, the Liang family of the Yuan family led several counties to vote for His Majesty. The uncle of the concubine was in charge of the four counties in Hexi, and the common people An Mu, the army is strong and the horses are strong. It is not that the mountains and rivers have no way to go, but they still voted for His Majesty sincerely. His Royal Highness, what do you want His Majesty to do?

" There is nothing wrong with His Majesty's battle and management. Is it possible to let His Majesty kill with a sword? It is not something that any emperor can do to kill a hero and exterminate the three clans. At least, our Majesty can't do it." The

prince thought to himself. Zhou Yafu couldn't help but sigh.

The second concubine's eyes were wet, and sincerely bowed to Huo Budoubt: "Zisheng's words, I thank you in advance!" Raising his head, he said, "The word meritorious, it sounds good, but it's hard to do. I don't blame your majesty. He and His Highness are concerned, for the sake of the world's great governance, it is imperative to save the land, but there are many children from the meritorious family, and sometimes accidents will inevitably occur, hindering the imperial court's plans..."

"Okay." The prince glared at the concubine, "You It's you, your family is your family. If it wasn't to avoid your cousin, you wouldn't be dormant until now, reciting poetry and composing with your second sister every day, doing nothing."

The second concubine smiled and said, "Actually, reciting poetry and composing music, and living a leisurely life are also a part of being at ease."

"Forget it!" The prince said angrily, turned his head, he looked at Huo Budo with a little doubt, "Why is it so lonely? I think you are very...very happy today...?"

"Oh, is that so." Huo Budo has long eyebrows and handsome eyes. Although he hasn't said much, he can clearly make people feel the clarity of his body. stretch.

The second concubine laughed lightly, and the prince asked him why, he said: "Your Highness, I don't know, a few days ago, Zisheng asked me to inquire about something - is it appropriate for Wan Songbai, the prefect of Xu County, to pass the field?" The

prince did not think of it for a while . Because of this, the second concubine reminded: "Prefect Wan and Cheng Xiaowei are sworn brothers." The

prince was stunned for a moment, and then yin and yang groaned.

Huo Buzhuo said gently: "Dare to ask the captain, how is the situation of the prefect Wan." The

second concubine smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have checked carefully. , Suixian Wanjia is very smooth. As for Xu County, Wan Taishou has a lot of money and money, one is not afraid of local tyrants intimidation, and the other is not greedy for bribes, so Xu County is also very smooth. "

Huo Buzhen was relieved, and then He turned his face on the spot: "Lord Duwei is really annoying. When you asked me about the living habits of the second princess, I never told anyone else. I don't want Lord Duwei to turn around and shake out the things I entrusted to me. Talked to Your Majesty and His Highness. Your Majesty knows that the concubine was in the garden with the princess before His Majesty's marriage was granted..."

"Stop it!" The second concubine blushed anxiously, "It's all my fault! Don't say it, because the princess has treated you well since she was a child, and because of the last time... oh..."

He suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I haven't settled with you yet! Your Highness tells you, three Years ago, I traveled long distances across the mountains and ridges to the border town to see this Shuzi, but who would have thought that he would pretend not to know me! It made me search the camp for a whole day, and I thought I was in the wrong place!"

Huo Budo laughed Said: "Who told you to wear such a golden light, the border town is bitter and cold, and the soldiers can't stand those brightly-dressed children of aristocratic families!"

The prince finally couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing. After laughing, he straightened his face and said, "According to Zisheng, how will the royal father deal with the local nobles' disobedience to the decree?"

Huo Budo thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty will first deal with the county governors who concealed the population of the land. , about to kill several - in the end, they are the important officials of the court. They are the first to be blamed for disregarding the country's laws. Then the court will step up to control the fields, and then look at the attitude of the local tycoons. Just do it; if you still stubbornly resist and don't change, you may even start a rebellion..." He didn't say anything, and only showed his determination with the cold light in his eyes.

The prince nodded, and he thought so too, which was in line with his father's habit of giving people a chance to make new choices. He asked again, "What do you think the concubine thinks?" The

second concubine held the brocade handkerchief, and wiped away the cold sweat that had just been frightened by Huo Budo. It's not too far away." The

business was almost done, Huo Budo got up and left, originally the prince wanted to ask him a few words about how the marriage was going, but was stopped by the second concubine's gaze, so he had to watch Huo Budo leave.

Looking at Huo Budo's slender and vigorous back, the second concubine couldn't help but sigh: "If it wasn't for Ling Yi, that dog thief, and his relatives died tragically, Zi Sheng would be the most brightly dressed, angry horse and the brightest and most straightforward son-in-law in this capital. Alas, it's really good fortune. Fool." The

prince also sighed.

...

Back to the mansion, Huo Budo heard that Luo Jitong had not left, so he went back to the house and changed into his regular clothes before passing.

Luo Jitong sat in the side hall in confusion, and when he saw Huo Budo come in, he straightened up nervously.

Huo Budo didn't look at her and went straight in: "I thought you knew it all, but I didn't want to hear that your father was outside the city until today. I don't think you know what I said to your father."

Luo Jitong He shouted abruptly: "I saw the bite marks on Cheng Shaoshang's arm!"

Huo Budo turned around, looked at her for a moment, and slowly lifted his robe sleeves. Sure enough, there was a scar on the top of his right arm. The tooth marks are dark pink in color.

"...As expected, as expected." Luo Jitong sat down and muttered, "I said why do you always touch your right arm." She suddenly raised her head, "Have you never forgotten her over the years?!"

Huo Doubt acquiesced.

"You, why do you treat me like this?" Luo Jitong burst into tears, "You refused to let anyone get close to you since you were a child, but you tolerated me interfering in your house affairs. I thought you were willing to accept me, but it turned out to be just It's a big dream! You, you lied to me!"

Huo Budo corrected: "It's not a lie, it should be misleading."

Luo Jitong wept: "How can you treat me like this! I am sincere to you, You don't want to accept it, why do you lie to me for wasting my youth in vain!" She looked over with tears in her eyes, "After so many years, don't you have any affection for me?"

Huo Budo thought for a while, and said lightly: "No."

Luo Jitong's face was pale.

"You and I knew each other long before Shaoshang appeared. For the sake of being useful to me over the years, I ask you to fully understand today." Huo Budo put his hands on his back and stood by the window, "I knew for a long time that five What kind of person is the princess, violent, narrow-minded, arrogant, extravagant, but you are known for being virtuous and reasonable, but you get along very well with her—you say, what do I think of you."

Luo Jitong cried out in disapproval: " I'm here for my father, brother and family! The Luo family's children are mediocre, if I can't rely on the Fifth Princess, how can the Lady Xuan speak for my family!"

"So you just watched the Fifth Princess kill the innocent little maid, and you will peek at my little girl. Mother drowned in the lake, and then you covered her in front of her?"

Luo Jitong was at a loss for words.

Huo Budo looked indifferent: "However, at that time, I thought you were just an ordinary woman who was greedy for power. It wasn't until the Queen Mother Huai'an held a birthday banquet that year that I realized that I was wrong. I never thought that you are a ruthless person." He raised the corner of his mouth and said sarcastically, "I'll ask you, how did your personal servant, Chunyao, die?"

Luo Jitong was shocked and stammered: "She, she... is not the fifth princess..."

Huo Budo sneered: "Everyone thought it was the hands of the Fifth Princess, but I realized something was wrong afterwards. A woman from an aristocratic family like you, someone who serves personally will not just buy it from outside. The whole family is working in the Luo family. For example, Shao Shang, her personal servants are all the daughters of Cheng Xiaowei's servants - such a servant girl who is in the hands of the Luo family, how can she be? Was easily bribed by the Fifth Princess?"

"Besides, after the incident, the Fifth Princess quickly confessed to framing the young merchant. With her savage, arrogant and arrogant temperament, she would not go to great lengths to kill a maid to silence her. Because she is not afraid of being exposed at all. The one who wants to silence is you, Mrs. Luo? Unfortunately, by the time I find out, you will be married to the Northwest."

Luo Jitong wiped away his tears and sneered: "It seems that you have something for me. The conclusion? In this case, why would you allow me to approach you."

"If you are really a good girl with a good heart and benevolence, I will definitely stay far away from you."

Luo Jitong said angrily: "You only see my bad, but you don't see me at all. Can't you see my benefits? I keep my promise and do my best to serve my deceased husband and Jia's parents..."

Huo Budo laughed mockingly: "Miss Luo, stop pretending, your intentions can't be guessed by others, but you can't hide it. I. The Luo family has been weak in recent decades, and the marriages of the daughters of the clan are used to connect the powerful. Your aunts and sisters have all accepted their fate, but you refused, knowing that Jia Jiaerlang is frail and sick, you still act righteously. If you want to get married, you will suffer from various grievances and pretentiousness, so you have to let Zun Lingtang promise you that when you remarry, you should be the one who decides

. So what? When I first marry my father, when I marry again, when I become a widow, I can decide for myself, what is wrong with me! You think I didn't inquire about the families who wanted to marry me at that time. Those families looked bright, But the people who are willing to marry me are the children and grandchildren who are not successful. They point to me to discipline their sons! The Jia family is also a big family. If you marry those who are not successful, it is better to marry into the Jia family. At least you can remarry soon! You know how much I am I envy Cheng Shaoshang, although her background is not as good as mine, but her parents sincerely planned for her. She was born beautiful, but her parents never thought of using her to curry favor with the powerful!"

Huo Budo remembered the girl, and smiled softly unconsciously: "Actually, her parents never dared to marry her because they were afraid that she would cause trouble and embarrassment. Your family will naturally want to marry you off. Maybe you should study less business and ruin your reputation... oh no, you can't. You cherish your reputation and your future, you can't give up anything, and in the end you can only give up others' lives "

Luo Jitong stunned: "What do you mean?"

Huo Budo said word by word, "How did your ex-husband, Jia Shiqilang, die?

" You, you..." She calmed down, "I didn't do anything, you can't just spit me out in order to get rid of me!"

"I never aim for nothing." Huo Buzhuo stared at her like a bull's-eye, his eyes cold and ruthless, " Everyone says that Jia Qilang's bride is the most virtuous woman in the world, but I know your details. There was a frail and old doctor in Changqiu Palace, and you used to be by his side for several months. I remember that the doctor was good at manipulating medicine and food, and there were some

obscure things that nobody knew about each other. , Jia Qilang's weakness is brought from the womb. He has seen many cases, and he has also gone to Jia's house for diagnosis and treatment

. , there should still be a record of the diet of that year. Lady Luo, if I ask them to test the diet you gave Jia Qilang back then, what do you think will be the result? Well, ordinary people may just be unwell, but it is used for the frail Jia Qilang. Qilang's body is deadly."

Luo Jitong was shaky, and pleaded: "I didn't mean it, I did it for you, Shijilang! I have liked you since I was a child, and I saw you come to Liangzhou sick and injured. , I just want to go over and take care of you! I can't let you go!"

Huo Budo looked at her coldly: "Although Shaoshang's mouth is bad, she has never hurt innocent people. What you say is nice, but He has no scruples in harming people. How innocent is Jia Qilang, Jia's parents lost their children in old age, how innocent!"

"He was about to die!" Luo Jitong shouted.

"Everyone is going to die, the difference is only the length of life." Huo Budo said sharply, "The doctor said that he has seen a person as weak as Jia Qilang, and because of proper care, he will not only be able to marry a wife and have children when he is an adult. , I still live to be in my forties. Well, but you definitely can't wait."

Luo Jitong stood up straight, wiped away his tears, and laughed at himself: "Okay, well, since you treat me like a snake and scorpion, why don't you? Expose what I did!"

"Because you saved Ah Fei's life."

Luo Jitong was stunned.

Huo Budo said: "Brother Liangqiu's father, grandfather and uncle died in the battle with their father, I must take care of their orphans and widows. If you hadn't released the spirit dog to search, Ah Fei would have frozen to death in the snowy mountains - so I I didn't tell the Jia family."

Luo Jitong's eyes lit up, but the next sentence shattered her hopes.

"But I told your father yesterday. When he gets home from outside the city, he will deal with you." Huo Budo said, "I told your father, I will either marry you away and never return you in this life; Confinement - in short, you save A Fei's life, I will save your life, it is even."

Luo Jitong's heart was cold, and he said in a daze: "I, I don't understand, since you know everything, why let me approach You, let me, and everyone, misunderstand that you are willing to marry me? Since you don't want to marry me, why..."

She saw Huo Budo's dark eyes, and her heart trembled, "Oh, I understand, I understand. You are using me as a pretense, you are doing it on purpose!"

Huo Budo stood by the window, standing against the back light: "I decided to let Shaoshang go five years ago, I hope she will not be wronged again and get married well People, have a stable life. I don't want to hinder her, and I can't let Your Majesty and His Royal Highness hinder her. With you, everyone will be at ease with me."

Luo Jitong was still puzzled: "But, if you delay it for a while, it won't last forever! When Cheng Shaoshang gets married, you will eventually have to marry, even if it's not me, it has to be someone else, why should you..." She interrupted her voice.

Huo Bu suspected that he was not smiling, she understood instantly, and dared not believe: "You, you don't want to marry anyone at all! No, it's impossible, you have to continue the incense of the ancestors. The Huo family is destroyed, how can you Selfishly cut off the bloodline?!"

"Why not." Under the sunlight that came in through the window lattice, Huo Budo's profile was as perfect as cold jade, "Thousands of years ago, there was no Huo family in the world."

Luo Jitong was indignant It was hard to say, his chest was about to burst, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Hahaha, we were all deceived by you! But Your Majesty will not let you mess around with you, His Royal Highness will be mad, you you..."

Huo Budo looked out the window, The eyes are cold and deep: "As long as I don't want to get married, there is always a way. If I marry a wife, it must be because I am happy for that woman, and not for any other reason." - Just like his loving and affectionate parents .

No matter how much blood and danger, there was always a stubborn and proud boy in his heart. He wants to get the love of his parents, and he wants his future children to be like their six brothers and sisters, born into this world because of sincere and beautiful affection, not for profit entanglement or continuation of incense.

So he never blamed his aunt Huo Junhua. Although she was blind and saw the wrong person, her plan to marry her beloved was not wrong.

Huo Budo felt that all he had to say was finished, and said, "You saved Ah Fei's life, and I will spare your life. You framed Shaoshang too much, so I used you as a cover for several years. Now that the grievances are clear, Luo Madam, leave this now, so you can leave." After speaking, he flung his sleeves and left, slender and handsome in the golden sunlight of the west.

Luo Jitong stared at it, his heart aching and hurt.

She knew that she was not wrong, that her sweetheart was different from all men in the world. Under his silent and quiet appearance, he had the purest and warmest affection in the world. Unfortunately, this affection does not belong to him.

"I have something to tell you." She suddenly shouted at Huo Budo's back, full of malice, "The tooth mark on Cheng Shaoshang's right arm is about to go away. I'm afraid in her heart, you It has also been forgotten."

Huo Budo stopped in his footsteps and didn't turn around, he just said lightly, "I thought I was biting lightly at the beginning, but I won't worry about Lady Luo anymore."

Luo Jitong slumped on the ground in despair.