Chapter 179: Using poison to quench thirst

"You kid, are you really not worried now?"

A place of brothels, a place of prosperity.

In the attic, Qi Lianhua looked at the table full of fine wine and delicious food, and he had no intention of enjoying it at all. He looked at the young man in white in front of him with burning eyes, and there was anxiety in his words, and he even called him "you kid" out loud.

It’s really because Xu Chunlin has been making too many moves in the past few days. It would have been fine if he had just set up the challenge, but he actually killed Master Liu Song in full view of everyone!
Moreover, not long ago, Xu Chunlin told Qi Lianhua that he had also killed Yang Taisui.

This time, it can be said that a huge trouble was caused. Even if Qi Lianhua was confident, it would be difficult to stop the pursuit and encirclement of hundreds of thousands of cavalry from the Liyang Dynasty.

At this moment, Xu Chunlin seemed not to care about the matter at all. He was enjoying the wine and food, and looking at the courtesan who was singing and smiling downstairs, with her delicate jade feet and thin branches bearing fruits.

All the prostitutes in Tai'an City have such waves. I can't imagine how amazing the Li Baishi, who is famous for his white jade lion rolling an embroidered ball, would be!
Faced with Qi Lianhua's anxiety, Xu Chunlin smiled, slowly picked a grape with dew on it from the fruit plate, and put it into his mouth as if intoxicated.

Mixed with the mellow wine, the fruity aroma of grapes bursts out in your mouth.

"worry about what?"

"The Emperor of the Zhao family? Or those masters in Tai'an City?" Xu Chunlin said with a smile.

Qi Lianhua shook his head: "Master Liu Song is fine, but Yang Taisui has deep roots in the court. What if..."

"Don't worry, it won't happen!"

"When I killed Yang Taisui, I didn't do it with as much fanfare as I did when I killed the ancestor of the Liu family. Instead, I intercepted him outside Tai'an City and used special means to isolate that area, so that no one else could detect it."

Then, Xu Chunlin smiled strangely and said confidently: "What's more, even though one Yang Taisui died, there is still another one, right?"

Qi Lianhua was confused by Xu Chunlin's incoherent sentences. He even thought that his grandson was under too much pressure and started talking nonsense.

Seeing Qi Lianhua's confusion, Xu Chunlin raised his head and motioned Qi Lianhua to look out the window.

I saw an old monk in black walking down the street with big strides like a sick tiger patrolling the streets. His face was exactly the same as Yang Taisui.

"This is……?"

"Did you hold back and not kill Yang Taisui?" Qi Lianhua guessed.

Xu Chunlin shook his head and said, "Yang Taisui is already dead. He has been reduced to ashes. That's right."

"So am I seeing a ghost in broad daylight?"

When Qi Lianhua saw the old monk in black, he found that he was clearly Yang Taisui. Even their martial arts levels were exactly the same. Coupled with his unique sick tiger face, how could he possibly make a mistake?

Xu Chunlin laughed loudly at this time, and said in a secretive manner: "All you need to know is that the future 'Yang Taisui' will be mine!"

Qi Lianhua looked at Xu Chunlin unhappily. This grandson even kept a secret from him. But this was also good. People can live longer if they have secrets.

Xu Chunlin watched "Yang Taisui" walk away and went straight into the imperial palace, with a sly smile on his face.

This Yang Tai Sui was naturally not that Yang Tai Sui, but someone sent by Xu Chunlin to serve as a substitute.

After fighting with Yang Taisui and killing him, Xu Chunlin used the method of capturing spirits and sending generals to preserve his soul. His life's memories, martial arts insights, and even his luck were all transformed into resources and transmitted to the black-robed old monk in the eyes of the two people at this time.

And this old monk in black is none other than the head of Quan Xing in the world of One Person Under Heaven, the Prime Minister in black - Yao Guangxiao! In the world in the snow, he was reborn as the incarnation of the black tiger, was convinced by Xu Chunlin, and joined his army, once again doing things that changed the world, and once promised in person that he would put a white hat on Xu Chunlin's head.

Thanks to Yang Taisui's understanding of the realm and his good fortune, Yao Guangxiao was able to advance to the Zhixuan Realm so smoothly in a short period of time. He could even enter the Tianxiang Realm at any time if he wanted.

However, the Tianxiang Realm has to consider the cause and effect of the heavenly laws. For the sake of convenience, after weighing various pros and cons, Yao Guangxiao stopped at this step.

This matter of using a substitute for a dead person was a strategy that Xu Chunlin had already agreed upon with Yao Guangxiao before he left. From now on, Yao Guangxiao would act as an insider in Tai'an City and pass on messages for Beiliang.

He also offered the current Emperor Zhao a plan to wipe out the entire family - replacing rice with mulberry trees!
The current Liyang Dynasty's treasury is empty and the people are living in misery. Under the guidance and planning of many advisers under Xu Chunlin, a situation of impending storm is approaching.

The Zhao emperor increasingly felt that the dynasty was unstable, and the reasons for this situation were multifaceted and epoch-making. Even Yuan Benxi would probably find it difficult to continue facing the Liyang Dynasty, which was in such a state of disrepair.

Therefore, this gave Yao Guangxiao the opportunity to re-enter the game and intervene in the government. With the help of his identity as Yang Taisui, he offered strategies that would "benefit the country and the people" and returned to the center of power in the Liyang Dynasty.

Rice was replaced with mulberry, sericulture was used to produce silk, and silk was woven into it. The rice was sold to the Northern Mang in exchange for silver, cattle, horses and other items to ease the financial crisis of the Liyang Dynasty. With money, Liyang had the confidence to maintain stability.

It seems to be for the country and the people, but in fact it is drinking poison to quench thirst!

"The most fearful thing about a good policy is that the lower classes will misinterpret it." After the initial stability of the Liyang Dynasty, the vested interests of princes, generals and ministers would inevitably begin to oppress the people for their own selfish interests.

The small peasant economy of the Liyang Dynasty suffered heavy losses due to wave after wave of land annexation. Large landowners, wealthy gentry and privileged aristocrats seized large amounts of land through various means. They also colluded internally and externally to modify the dynasty's tax policy and shifted the taxes and labor service that needed to be paid onto the peasants.

This is the general trend of the world and this is human nature. Compared with normal ancient dynasties, even if there are extraordinary people like warriors with incredible powers in the snowy world, they cannot stop this rolling wave.

Taxes, corvee labor and land rent exploitation will make the peasants who "till the land and work the land" eventually become refugees with "no roof over their heads and no land under their feet".

Well, the people are suffering!
If the country perishes, the people will suffer too!

This is also the main reason why people’s livelihood is in decline in the Liyang Dynasty today.

Of course, there were also some wicked tricks played by Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, which accelerated the process of corruption and decline of the Liyang Dynasty, which cannot be told to outsiders!
In their view, in order to ensure that the snow world is within Xu Chunlin's control and to ensure long-term stability for generations to come, temporary pain is acceptable.

Sometimes, even Xu Chunlin had to marvel at their cruelty.

Gold and silver may be able to alleviate the crisis of the Liyang Dynasty temporarily, but the people still need food to survive.

The grain output of the Liyang Dynasty was ultimately limited, and a considerable portion of it went into the pockets of the wealthy families. After the rice was replaced with mulberry, the rice fields were transformed into mulberry fields, and the grain output became even less.

Coupled with the multi-faceted oppression between the noble families and the officials, the common people will only become more and more miserable. They have no land, no food, and only cold and hard gold and silver, which are simply not enough to fill their stomachs.

In the end, they could only be displaced, and this also created excellent conditions for Zhonghuang Taiyi Taoist Lord.

Peaceful Road!
Yellow Turban Army!
It will eventually come into being!

Yao Guangxiao went there just to offer an excellent poison to the dying Liyang Dynasty!

On the other hand, the dumping of valuable goods such as silk will also erode the minds of the powerful people in Beimang to some extent. Among them, the three great kings of the Great Wall who control the border can also get a share of the pie.

This is a strategy that harms the enemy and benefits oneself, achieving three goals at one stroke!
Beimang "sheep eat people"!
Li Yang "silkworms eat people"!
Xu Chunlin looked at the extravagant scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh: "In a few years, things will be different and people will change. I don't know when I can enjoy it again!"

(End of this chapter)