Chapter 45 The Way to control people

At the end of April of the second year of Mengyang Linxi, Mengyang Emperor's capital, the star fell into the hall.

The young emperor sat on the throne at the highest point of the hall, holding his temples in one hand and holding the medal sent by the great master Shura from the far north in the other. His young face became paler and pale - there was no sunshine in the palace all day, and he gradually became afraid of the bright light. But at this time, his face was flushed, and there was a sense of arrogant control under his sword eyebrows. The young emperor controlled this huge empire more and more profiantly. Like an arm, his hesitation in those years would never come back. Anyone would be Emperor Lin Xi, who is now wearing a glazed dragon robe, and the confused and helpless third emperor. Children can be connected...

The smile on his pale face became deeper and deeper, and finally he couldn't help laughing wildly. The empty star fall hall no longer had the scene of hundreds of ministers coming to the court, full of his wild laughter. Those ministers left in the era of the Shinra emperor have been killed. He does not need these useless officials and ministers - Mengyang will transform into a military rule in the future. Those red tape and slow civil servants have no value. Emperor Lin Xi was decisive and tough. He executed the ministers left in the previous dynasty at will for no reason. No matter how the other party pleaded, it was useless. The sense of control of the empire first came from the control of the life and death power of these imperial ministers.

When he killed two brothers, how many people did he kill all the way to stumble and sit on the throne of Emperor Mengyang? Father Wan Yanwu, royal brother Wan Yan Changlong, Wan Yan Hongyun, as well as Ling Fenglie, Feng Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Gulan, Liang Guzhi, Ye Mingshan and many noble ministers, can't count the people who died because of him, right? Emperor Lin Xi sneered, and the prestige of the 'lord' spread in this way. He was cold, majestic and domineering. He was the lonely beating heart of the huge Mengyang Empire!

The laughter echoing in the hall became more and more violent, like the roar of the sea and the thunder of the sky. Emperor Lin Xi could not even sit still on the throne, his face turned red with laughter, and his whole body laughed like crazy.

The only two people in the hall stood there tremblingly and looked at each other, not daring to make some slight movements. The new emperor is moody. Saying a wrong sentence is a death sentence. All they can do is stand here silently and wait for the emperor to calm down.

These two people have seen the ferocious tricks of Emperor Lin Xi. One is Ling Junbo, the son of Ling Fenglie, the predecessor of the Kingdom, and the other is Ye Qingshan, the brother of Ye Mingshan, the lord of the Qianye Kingdom and the great general of Zhentian. There is no doubt that their huge family was crushed into powder by the iron and blood of Emperor Lin Xi. Originally, he thought he would die, but he didn't expect that the emperor could leave them a way to live, but since then, he has lived tremblingly and lost the dignity and glory that originally belonged to their family. In the words of Emperor Lin Xi, they are not even a dog...

The laughter gradually calmed down, and the emperor's pupils suddenly contracted together, and his eyes seemed to have electric light circulating. He shouted, "Ling Qing, I told you to buy barbarians before. How about raising funds from the war horses?

Ling Junbo hurried forward and knelt down. His forehead was on the cold ground, but his temples still oozed cold sweat: "Your Majesty, a total of 750,000 Yi gold is ready to be extracted from the treasury for your majesty's use at any time."

"What is the balance of treasury wealth?" The emperor asked with satisfaction.

"Before, the treasury of the night... Oh, no, Weichen was wrong! Weichen knows his mistake!" Ling Junbo's cold sweat fell drop by drop on his forehead, and his forehead kowtowed on the ground. "Before, the North County cleared the inventory and bought 2.3 million irium gold, a total of 3.25 million irium in the northwest and southwest counties, 3.11 million irium in the southeast and Far South counties, and 4.5 million yi in the treasury of the Gyeonggi region, except The empire restored the losses of barbarian aggression, appeasing the people, condolences to the warriors and other expenses. The empire's wealth is about 12 million gold, which is basically the same as the richest Anyang Emperor in Mengyang's history.

More than 12 million gold... This number may sound nothing, but when so much gold is really piled up in front of people, the visual impact is undoubtedly shocking. In the 29th year of the reign of Emperor Shinra, together with the rulers before Emperor Shinra, he finally recovered Mengyang's financial resources from the dilemma of being crazily plundered by Zhuo Ligetu Chinasi a hundred years ago. However, this also laid a solid foundation for Emperor Lin Xi's future expansion of Mengyang.

"Yeqing, how is the recruitment and training of wind and thunder warriors?" The emperor turned his head and looked at the gloomy night green mountains, and his eyes were still condescending.

"Your Majesty, the wind and thunder warriors have drawn elite and powerful warriors from various armies and recruited them widely from the people. More than 100,000 people have signed up!" Ye Qingshan also knelt down and answered like Ling Junbo. His voice was calm and powerful, but it was desolate. This man in his early forties is in his prime, but he has a feeling of bleakness, as if he will collapse and fall apart after another blow.

"There are more than 100,000 people? There are too many wind and thunder riders to maintain mobility. The emperor frowned.

"Your Majesty, when your majesty has a very high prestige in the empire, and Weichen ordered people to open your majesty's imperial flag and announce that the wind and thunder iron cavalry would be the army directly under your majesty, people who signed up to join the army came one after another. They all want to see your majesty with their own eyes and make achievements behind your majesty's horse. Even if your majesty wants them to die, they will never hesitate!" Ye Qingshan said in a low voice that he really couldn't figure out that his people should have hated him, hated him and hated him, but Emperor Lin Xi was the opposite. He is a devil and a murderous master in the eyes of noble ministers, but his policy towards Mengyang's people is benevolent. The Mengyang royal family changed, and the empire was invaded by Chi Nasi and overthrew the feudal system of princes for more than 300 years. Mengyang's changes turned upside down. No one knows where this fanatical emperor and his loyal people will take Mengyang, hell or bliss...

"Half of them are eliminated, leaving 50,000 people behind. To be the strongest and most loyal warriors, they will be the most noble knights in the empire and the most powerful combat power. They are the elites who can fight against such powerful cavalry as barbarians, lion teeth, and wind demons. No, my wind and thunder cavalry will far surpass the barbarians. They will have the best equipment, the hardest armor, the sharpest weapons, and the best logistical supplies in the mainland. The wind and thunder cavalry will be a sharp knife for my Mengyang, piercing all the existence that dares to obstruct my hegemony!" The emperor said in a loud voice. With his words, it seemed that a magnificent empire appeared in front of Ling Junbo and Ye Qingshan. Knelt at the feet of Emperor Lin Xi, they seemed to have seen all the tragedies of the future, saw thousands of miles of corpses, and all kinds of tragic conditions of blood flowing into rivers. Born in such an era, they don't know whether it is their own luck or a disaster.

"The Great Grand Division has reached an agreement with the Azislan Department in the far north, and the other major tribes supporting the Azislan Department, the German-Soviet Department, the Kuma Department and the Kurig Department. They all aimed to overthrow the rule of the Chinasi family on the grassland, but the messengers of the Fanyang Dynasty have come into contact with Chinas, the largest tribe in the grassland... Ha ha, the war in the far north is about to break out. In fact, this is the first confrontation between Mengyang and Fanyang. The confrontation between the Azlan Department supported by Mengyang and the Chinasi supported by Fanyang, let's see who will win the bet we each pressed! How magnificent is the scene of barbarian cavalry fighting together? The emperor is like this. Such a big situation in the polar north grassland has been understated by him, but both people kneeling on the ground can imagine the bloody wind. The barbarians are the most terrible army in the mainland. If they fight first, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be defeated and then be swallowed up by Mengyang or Fanyang in the south!

That is to say, is the emperor's mind to completely eradicate Mengyang's more than 300-year threat from the north this time?

The two swallowed their saliva together. Mengyang's hatred and disgust for the northern barbarians came from the bone. This is the imprint of generations of Mengyang people who were invaded and killed by the barbarians. If Emperor Linxi can really completely eliminate the barbarians, this is enough achievement to be recorded in history for thousands of years.

"Yeqing, step back. You will continue to be responsible for the formation of the wind and thunder cavalry. After the message from the great master, I will arrange for you to pick up the horse. Ling Qing, the gold to buy the war horse is ready at any time. When the transaction is made, Ye Qing will withdraw money directly from you. The emperor waved his hand and said, the wind set off by the wide sleeves of the glazed dragon robe matched the emperor's temperament and scratched his face.

"Ling Qing, don't go, I have something to say to you!" The emperor looked at Ling Junbo, who stood up and tidyed up his robe.

Ling Junbo was stunned, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead. Ye Qingshan was also stunned. Looking at Ling Junbo's eyes, "Good luck, I'll withdraw first, you hold on" and hurried out of the Starfall Hall, as if it were fatal and dangerous things for a while.

I have to say that the world is unpredictable. At the beginning, when discussing affairs in this star falling hall, the Lord of the Night Kingdom, the Great General of Zhentian, Ye Mingshan, and the Lord of the Kingdom of Ling, and the Prime Minister Ling Fenglie always fought endlessly, and almost all the imperial ministers stood on both sides. The two camps were led by General Ye Mingshan and Zuo Prime Minister Ling Fenglie. Emperor Shinra sat in the middle and had no choice but to hold his forehead with a wry smile. Every time, Emperor Shinra raised questions. General Ye Mingshan first put forward his views, then Prime Minister Zuo Ling Feng sneered, and then the general replied (the general's army came from all kinds of dirty words, so he did not write them out). Then Ling Fenglie was furious and denounced Ye Mingshan's domineering and arbitraryness. He turned up old things and accused Ye Mingshan of insisting on abolishing the throne of his daughter Ling Yunyao and Ye Yuanhong's throne as the son of the prince. Ye Mingshan was autocratic, domineering, cruel and arrogant... Ye Mingshan listened and looked at Ling Fenglie rolling his eyes. Those who lead thousands of troops and thousands of horses in high positions are full of contempt and disdain like looking at bedbugs! Although the general did not say anything, such a look was enough to anger Ling Feng thousands of times.

Then the two camps began to make noise. Two rows of civilian generals stood in the court, pointing at each other's noses and scolding each other wantonly. Most of the language was that they had to have an improper and forced physical relationship with the other three generations of female relatives and for the good of the other party. . The hall was full of abuse, and many civilian officials were weak and respected. There were no military generals who were full of words when they cursed, and they were defeated in a short time. Then go to the next step - spit on each other! Civil servants still do not have an advantage, because their physique is too poor and not far away, and their range and lethality are not enough. At this time, we had to enter the last link, and the two sides fought, but at this point, the two sides did not win or lose. It was not that Mengyang's generals were not as good as literary ministers, but that His Majesty Shinra couldn't stand it and ordered the warriors to drag out this group of 'dirty bedbugs at a glance' to hang them.

At this time, both sides stopped. At the same time as Cheng, the general knelt down and saluted Emperor Shinra, showing that the lost wanderer knew his mistake and pleaded with His Majesty for forgiveness. Emperor Shinra's forehead was so blue that he had to announce his retreat and discuss it tomorrow.

But this process will be repeated tomorrow.

What about now? There was no longer a scene of fierce debate between ministers in the Starfall Hall. Most of the literary ministers and generals were eradicated and killed, leaving only Ye Qingshan, who was in charge of military affairs, and Ling Junbo, who was in charge of financial logistics. Mengyang Ye and Ling used to be a big clan, but now there are only a few people left. The hatred between Ye and Ling has also become worthless because of the death of Ye Mingshan and Ling Feng, and it is meaningless to fight again. In the face of the cruel rule of the new emperor, the two actually had a feeling of cherishing each other's dead rabbit and fox's sad lips and cold teeth.

Ling Junbo looked at Ye Qingshan flying out of the star and fell into the palace. He couldn't help but want to curse his back, but what Emperor Lin Xi said suddenly woke him up - the new emperor had something to do with him. If he answered that he could not satisfy the emperor, he had to rely on this unkind guy to help him restrain his body and bury his bones.

"Ling Qing, do you know why I left your life and entrusted you with a heavy responsibility?" Emperor Lin Xi stood up from the throne and slowly walked down the high platform. The dazzling back of the glazed dragon robe dragged down the steps. His body was as straight as the sharpest sword. Ling Junbo couldn't help kneeling down and really didn't dare to look up at the man who had changed too much.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted and compassionate. He can't bear to break the blood of the Ling family, and deliberately left a life of Weichen to let the Ling family continue. In this life, the great kindness was in return, and Weichen was only willing to serve his majesty's strength, and he did not hesitate to..." Ling Junbo stammered, and suddenly, he trembled, because the emperor pressed a hand on his shoulder. He raised his head, and the emperor was squatting down in the same line of sight as his kneeling self.

The emperor is laughing, and he is looking at himself. It is by no means that kind of majestic sneer. The smile is so sincere and kind, like the flower of the southern country.

Ling Junbo glanced at him and hastily lowered his head to avoid the emperor's dark eyes.

"Don't say so much! I won't kill you just because you were kind to me at the beginning, and you are a friend!" The emperor's hand on his shoulder suddenly exerted strength and picked him up like an iron pliers. Ling Junbo only felt as powerless as a rabbit in the emperor's hand, allowing the emperor to drag himself up from the ground with one hand.

The emperor held his shoulders with both hands. When did the third prince, who was still cowardly at that time, grow taller than himself? The sword eyebrows are cold-looking, the face is magnificent, and the momentum of the emperor comes out faintly. When did this third prince have such momentum?

"Junbo, when I was still not favored as the excluded third prince, only you would blatantly accompany me. Because you are the son of the lord of Ling, the son of the Ling Kingdom, the future lord and prime minister of Ling, Prince Wan Tong Hongyun has always wanted to get you to be loyal to him, and warned you not to get too close to me, but you still often come to my palace to play, ignoring the threat of the prince... At that time, as soon as my mother died, the father and the emperor was flawless. I, you are a great comfort to me. At that time, this feeling should be called a friend..." The emperor turned around and walked to the railing of the Starfall Hall and looked at the clouds in the erratic city, looking full of memories.

"The prince and the second prince tried their best to exclude me and secretly eradicated all the powerful ministers who were close to me. At that time, you were also on the prince's eradication list. If the prince is determined not to win over you, you will continue to get close to me and kill him! Do you know all this? But you still ignore it, until your father Ling Fenglie realizes that the imperial power struggle of the princes may affect you, and put you under house arrest for five years and five years without contact with the outside world... After you come out, Mengyang has changed!" Emperor Lin Xi said softly.

"Junbo, I remember your kindness to me clearly, so I left your life not to kill you. Don't blame me for killing your father and Ling Guo. It's your father's fault. As the emperor of Mengyang, I have to kill him! If the princes don't have the skills of the princes, they don't have to keep them anymore. And you, I only regard you as a friend who was good to me in those years! I won't kill you, just to repay your kindness at the beginning. The emperor turned around and leaned his back against the scarlet railing of the star pendant hall. His whole body was in the shadow because of the backlight, and only his eyes were extremely bright!

"Your Majesty, I would rather be killed by you than survive..." Ling Junbo stood there and said in a hoarse voice.

The emperor's expression was stunned, and a trace of cold light flashed in his eyes, but it instantly turned into a faint regret. He whispered, "You hate me in your heart."

"But Your Majesty, my hatred for you is personal, but my loyalty to you and the empire is from the bottom of my heart. My father angered the emperor's power and was killed by the family. He deserved the crime. Weichen, as the son of a guilty minister, should be killed, and it is tolerant that your majesty can leave Weichen with a life. Your Majesty's soldiers have made a grand plan to open up the territory of Mengyang and crush the strong enemy. Weichen is only willing to add a brick and tile to your majesty's hegemony and contribute to Mengyang Changlong. Personally, compared with Mengyang's whole grand plan, it is not worth showing off. I hope your majesty can accept the sincerity of Weichen and let Weichen create the glory that belongs to my Mengyang Dynasty together..." Ling Junbo suddenly knelt down again and knelt down to his childhood friend and knelt down to the third prince who felt too pitiful to play with him from time to time. This is the etiquette of the minister's loyalty to the emperor, the loyalty of the emperor's willingness to give his life to the other party, and the awareness of becoming a bunch of dead bones on the road of the emperor's hegemony!

"Junbo...Junbo, you haven't changed at all! Loyalty is the first place at all times. The emperor watched him bow to himself and knelt down. Suddenly, he felt that his heart was stung. Does the road of imperial hegemony really want to destroy all feelings, all capriciousness, all impulses, and only the reason to calculate everything to the slightest? For the first time, he wavered in the path he chose... This road was really cruel!

But having killed so many people, shed so much blood, and paid such a heavy price, there is no room to turn back! He looked condescendingly at his childhood friend kneeling in front of him, with an indescribably cold face. Does he really care about his old friendship and don't kill Ling Junbo? No! It's just that the empire is too large, and the management of financial household registration is really beyond his ability. He must have such a talent to support himself...

Say these words to Junbo is not from the heart, but just a play and show kindness... Just to make Ling Junbo be absolutely grateful to himself, absolutely afraid and absolutely loyal, that's all. What childhood friendship, what best friends... are just jokes that are whitewashed on the scene when necessary. He can even kill his brother and even force his father to die. What kind of childhood friendship do you care about? As an emperor, such feelings have long been extravagant - the mask has been connected to his own flesh and blood.

There is a sneer at the corners of his mouth. These characters are usually cold and cruel, and from time to time they have to be gentle and kind, so that they can die and loyal! I don't know when the emperor's way of mastering people has been exquisitely grasped by himself. The tone, expression, expression and action when lying are as touching as art, but only he knows the central meaning.

But why do you feel faint heartache this time? Feeling guilty?

The emperor raised his head and took a deep breath. Turning around and looking at the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, he said in a cold and loud voice, "With the help of Ling Qing, my hegemony will be a smooth road!"

"Weichen will die!" Ling Junbo's voice came from behind. But the emperor suddenly smiled, and his lonely smile was no different from the helpless third prince at that time. He was pitiful and painful, as if he had been abandoned by the whole world...