Back Off, Let Me Come

Gu Chi: "..."

Even though he had been mentally prepared, hearing her say this from her own mouth still made him feel uncomfortable. He suppressed his emotions and joked in as calm a tone as possible: "My lord is still a long way from being in his prime, why are you thinking about something so far away?"

In terms of seniority, Lin Feng is indeed a junior. In terms of age, she is not much different from people like Chu Yao, just over 20 years old.

Among ordinary people, more than twenty years is indeed close to two generations, but in this world where literary scholars and courageous warriors can easily survive for hundreds of years even if they die young, twenty years can be classified as one of the same generation. The Lord knew this, but still regarded Lin Feng as his future first auxiliary minister and had high hopes for his training. What does this mean? It means that she is not prepared to stay in power for a long time.

Maybe it's more than twenty years, maybe it's more than thirty years.

The country is once again a new generation replacing the old.

Shen Tang and Gu Chi have known each other for more than ten years, how come they don't know each other's ups and downs? She smiled and came forward. When Gu Chi saw that she was still smiling, his suppressed emotions rebounded on the spot, and his anger instantly burned his reason: "Why are you still laughing, Your Majesty? What's so funny about this?"

She hurriedly put out the fire to appease him.

"Isn't this a plan for a rainy day?"

As long as she is prepared for long-term development, it is impossible for her not to think about every step in the future in advance. She can't think of cultivating a successor team until she is at the end of her career, right? Shen Tang's explanation obviously did not convince Gu Chi, and he sneered.

"Preparing for a rainy day? What I think is planning for a rainy day is that while the Lord is celebrating his 100th birthday, he is watching the evaluations of the staff over the years, thinking about which young man among them is worthy of the important task, instead of choosing Wu Hui who is twenty years younger. Old Lin Feng!”

Shen Tang's expression went numb.

"Are you really planning to let me retire at the age of 100?"

The previous retirement age for women in human civilization was only fifty-five, but Gu Chi was already a hundred years old. When she prepares to train new people at her 100th birthday party, she has to keep an eye on them for ten or twenty years. After the troubles are eliminated and the hammering is completed, it will take another ten years to hand over the work with complete confidence, right? To sum up, she has to be at least one hundred and thirty years old before she can see any hope of retirement. Gu Wangchao, can you be a human being?

Gu Chi answered her firmly: "No!"

"Your character is worse than Wuhui and the others."

"You dislike me now? Then when you robbed me, why didn't you dislike Gu Wangchao's character?" Gu Chi looked sad and angry, and he wanted to point his finger at Shen Tang and call her a scumbag. When they had a good relationship, she never said anything about her personality. More than ten years had passed, and now she started to dislike him? Is there any heavenly law?

Shen Tang was thrown into disarray by his accusation.

"I, I... this moment and that moment... what happened back then, weren't we both in love with each other?" Seeing that Gu Chi was so emotional that he wanted to make a series of holes in the ground under his feet, Shen Tang was forced to follow him to reason. But his voice was obviously weak, "I didn't say I would give up my job after working for twenty or thirty years. You don't think about it either. Even if I want to give up my job, someone has to take over, right?"

She is still single.

"Don't talk about children now, I don't even have men."

Right now, we are still fighting with the southwest, and after we clean up the central part, there will be two territories, the Northeast Continent and the Southeast Continent. She sleeps with her eyes closed and fights with her eyes open. Coupled with the curse of the old man in Wen Da, she has to wait for the world to be unified before considering the successor. The people choose one, and Chu Yao and the others are the first to make trouble with him. Even if they recognize a master other than Shen Tang, this master must be her blood heir. This will prevent Shen Tang from being lazy.

If she wanted an heir, she would have to find one herself.

To have a child, you have to wait until the world is unified.

“If you haven’t accomplished your great cause, why should you call home?”

Shen Tang knew that she was not irresponsible. She had to wait until her children grew up and could be trusted. If she is unlucky and this account is really useless, she will have to hold her nose and open another account and train it from scratch. Going back and forth, how can she give up her choice after twenty or thirty years? No matter how worried Gu Chi is about her, he must follow the Basic Law, right?

"Both men and children have to wait for reunification, right?"

After Shen Tang said a few words, the anger in Gu Chi's heart was extinguished. Calm down and think about it, he is indeed too sensitive and suspicious. Those are all things that have disappeared. Why should I worry about them now? Even if you need to worry, it’s not at this time.

Gu Chi pursed his lips, took a step back and bowed to apologize.

"Chi Fang just made a mistake...please punish me, my lord."

Shen Tang helped him up before he bowed to the end, and said, "What are you asking for? Why do we need all these red tapes between you and me? Don't worry, I still have to worry about it for many years."

Gu Chi complained so much that he was afraid that he would release him.

Is it worthy of doing this?

After this incident, Shen Tang did not dare to mention retirement easily again, and because of Gu Chi's scholarly ways, she had to think twice about it. Being a boss makes you stand out in this way. Little did they know, Gu Chi was already thinking about how to trip.

Of course, it's not to cause trouble for Shen Tang.

He was ready to kill all the seedlings that coveted the Lord. If the Lord wants to retire, she must have an heir. If she wants an heir, she must have a man who suits her heart, and this man... is the source of all evil. As long as Gu Chi controls this link, it is guaranteed that the Lord's retirement will be far away!

Bai Su rolled her eyes at him.

"Everyone in the Kang Kingdom who is single, regardless of gender, doesn't want to be the king's husband/wife? There are so many people lining up to admire the Lord, don't say you only have one hand, even if you are really 'watching the tide' and growing eight. Even the delicate hand cannot destroy the flower."

Gu Chi counted the registered population of Kang State with his fingers.

He was silent for a moment.

Bai Su added: "The Lord's character is rather lacking, and the person she likes must be the best among people. Instead of being wary of people who like the Lord, why not be wary of people who the Lord may like?"

When I change my mind, I suddenly become enlightened.

In a word, be wary of these singles!

Gu Chi instantly became energetic.

Bai Su held the two swords in front of Gu Chi's toes, blocking his way, and said with a half-smile: "You came here to ask me who likes the Lord, and you said that the peach blossoms have been in bad luck recently, and they are easy to make mistakes... …How come I don’t know that you are proficient in this?”

Gu Chi: "..."

"Spying on the Lord's whereabouts is a grave sin, right?"

Bai Su's face darkened, as if Gu Chi would just kill off the family without giving a reasonable explanation. Gu Chi also didn't doubt that Bai Su would sell him - it was the custom of Kang State to follow the example and follow the example. There was a mad boss who took the lead in rolling inward. The civil and military rolls below were more ruthless than the others, and Bai Shaoxuan was the best among the kings of rolls. If something urgent happened in the middle of the night, he would sit leaning against the futon until dawn.

Gu Chi could only vaguely reveal his master's intention to retire early, but didn't say much else. This little bit of information was enough for Bai Su. She put away her swords and said, "Your Majesty is at the age when you are so powerful, so why do you start thinking about this?"

Gu Chi said: "She wants to run away."

Bai Su subconsciously clenched the hilt of the sword for a long time.

After a while, she said: "Look at the brothers from the Gongxi tribe."

"Why is there Jimo Shaobai? He doesn't need it, right?"

The social distance between the Lord and the courtiers is almost the same, and it is almost impossible to have any budding relationship with the courtiers. If it is special, Gongxi Qiu is the special one in recent years. Needless to say, the relationship between the Lord and Gong Xiqiu is a strange friendship between generals who exchange cold arrows.

Will Jimo Qiu also be selected?

Gu Chi didn't quite understand.

Bai Su said: "He is too rich."

Gu Chi said with a strange expression: "Wealth and honor cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, power cannot be surrendered... It is impossible for the Lord to give in to yellow and white things at will. If you really want to take it seriously, selling an official position and winning a title is the fastest way to make money. Look at her Did you open this door?"

Selling one's official position is not a good word, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a positive side. By selling official titles without real power, a large amount of money can be collected in a short period of time, which can be used for military training and construction in various places.

I don’t know how many years it will take to collect this money just by collecting taxes.

In addition, it is easier for people with qualifications and abilities to stand out. After all, without any real ability or rich family background, they cannot afford to sell their jobs and gain titles, right? In fact, when the Ministry of Revenue was at its poorest, some courtiers tried to exploit this opportunity.

Even Qi Shan and others were shaken.

Just selling fake titles can solve the urgent need.

As long as you keep an eye on them, don't give them a chance to become corrupt, and stop doing this, you can get the best of both worlds. The Lord's answer was no, and he took the initiative to reduce the royal court's already modest expenses. His determination was evident, and the courtiers stopped mentioning it.

[I didn’t know that every country has done this, and it can also be used to collect redundant money from private hands and solve urgent needs. If I do it, no one will criticize me. But this move involves the bottom line. Once you rely on it to make money quickly this time and get through the difficulties, what about next time? What about next time? What about next time? Governing such a large country cannot be smooth. There will always be accidents that cause the national treasury to be tight. It may be a natural disaster or a man-made disaster...]

[I can’t take advantage of it every time! 】

[You can’t give yourself the chance to become addicted either. 】

Shen Tang said sincerely: [Don't test human nature, not only the human nature of others, but also your own human nature. This time I bowed due to financial pressure, what confidence do I have to guarantee that I won’t do it next time? 】

Gu Chi doesn't think Jimo Qiu's money can shake her principles.

"Do you think I'm just talking about his family background? You can't treat money like dirt if you don't agree with one word. You have to ask for something, right? But in these years, no matter what the Lord has done to him, No matter what, he can be content with it and remain calm, only the first lady can have this kind of mind."

This kind of ultimate love brain can only be found in Huaben.

Gu Chi: "..."

Jimo Qiu is the principal wife, what is she?

Bai Su raised his eyebrows and said, "Concubine?"

She also knew that Gu Chi talked about the "three wives and four concubines" controversy, and used this to stimulate him from time to time - in terms of time, she Bai Su was not a few days behind him Gu Wangchao, and the law of Kang State only allowed one husband, one wife and multiple concubines. In ten or twenty years, when women's cultivation resources can catch up, it is estimated that this concubine will need to be reformed again.

Gu Chi broke his guard: "Don't mention this word!"

In my heart, Jimo Qiu was stamped with special attention!

Bai Su picked up his sword and floated away: "I'm going to practice."

Gu Chi was left alone to continue breaking the defense.

Within two days, the scouts discovered that the vanguard of the Southwest Allied Forces had arrived first, and the main force was divided into encirclement postures to surround Shen Tang. The two sides were in a tense and imminent posture. At this time, Shen Tang calmed down.

Looking across the river, you can vaguely see the shadow of the flag on the opposite side.

Shen Tang inspected the naval drills against the river breeze, and at the same time was distracted to listen to the battle report - the Southwest Allied Forces also had a brain, and did not attack rashly. Instead, they set up camp and took advantage of the terrain and city defense to prepare to trap Shen Tang's main force here. , privately mobilized soldiers and horses to explore the grain and grass transportation routes in Kangguo.

As long as there is no stable supply of food and grass, Shen Tang will not be able to hold on for long. What makes the Southwest Allies feel bad is that they can't find the so-called food line supplies at all. They sent people to lurk in again and searched for clues from the people about Shen Tang's soldiers and horses arresting people for military rations, but they still couldn't find any. Not to mention that nine out of ten houses were empty, the livelihood of the people in the captured areas was not affected. They were busy making a living and plowing the land. Some soldiers would enthusiastically help when they saw it...

The news spread back to the camp, and silence spread like the plague.

They even suspected that the scout had been bribed.

Otherwise, why would you say such absurd and uninhibited words?

In addition to these, the scouts also found out that Shen Tang's main force was training the navy, and the formation looked a bit sloppy and funny.

The leader of Qi State breathed a sigh of relief.

This is barely good news.

The Allies were in a low mood because of the bad news from the other three routes. Until they saw with their own eyes the ironclad evidence that Kang was not good at water warfare, they became more confident in the future. As long as we can defeat the main force of Kang State and deal a major blow to it, all previous defeats can be wiped out!

Cui Zhi also said good news.

"There have been changes in the central countries."

The central team also noticed Kang Guo's actions and prepared to end the game.

If Kang Guo is not contained, he will really become a giant that devours everything. By then it will be too late to stop him. At that time, the Wu Kingdom was destroyed by Gu disaster, its combat power collapsed overnight, and its buildings collapsed. However, Kang Kingdom did not have such fatal dangers step by step.

Once Kang State reaches the scale of Wu State...

Everything will be irreversible!

This news was like a shot in the arm, sweeping away the depression.

"really?"

Cui Zhi said: "Seriously!"

As the main branch of the Southwest Branch, the news is absolutely true! He even knew that Mei Meng did not supervise the country and went to the front line without permission, with unknown results. Little does he know that there are things in this world that he cannot control.

For example, Shen Tang’s friendship with the leader of the Southeast Qu Kingdom.

It is better to make friends from far away and attack from close quarters!

If you get an inch, you are a king's inch, if you get a ruler, you are a king's ruler!

Shen Tang said that this is the way to distract the central government, unite with Qu State and use the power of Qu State to contain the central government.

"Is it appropriate for you to appear here?"

Zhai Le opened the door.

Zhai Le doubts life.

Zhai Le slammed the door.

"Is it appropriate for you to sit here?" He pointed to the position under Shen Zixu Tang's butt with a livid face. He wanted to pick him up and said angrily, "Get up, this is the throne!"

Shen Zixu Tang covered his face with the memorial that Zhai Le had reviewed, revealing a pair of cunning almond eyes: "You are the king, and I am also the king. If you can sit on the throne, I can also sit on the throne...a chair, in my capacity Sitting on it doesn’t insult it.”

Seeing that the other party refused to get up, Zhai Le chose to call someone.

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