I am also waiting for the hero to usurp the throne today [Transmigration Book]

It is easiest to open one's heart at a banquet—although there are only various kinds of food on their "banquet".

Huo Caiyu chatted with Chi Zhongming, and calmly brought the topic to the governor of Qingshui County Mansion and the new tax, which really made Chi Zhongming open up the conversation.

"Speaking of the new tax, I have heard that the new tax has been implemented in the county government." Chi Zhongming shook his head and sighed, "It is said that the people complained a lot, and no one praised it."

This was unexpected by Huo Caiyu and Li Jinyu.

Li Jinyu stopped gnawing on the corn and opened his eyes wide: "How is it possible? Why?"

Obviously, when Huo Caiyu carried out the New Deal in the original book, the people all praised him?

Huo Caiyu also frowned: "I know a thing or two about the new tax. It stands to reason that the tax paid with one whip is much lower than before."

"It's a bit lower, but that's not the problem." Chi Zhongming shook the folding fan again, intending to grab some food with his chopsticks, but seeing that the table was full of blue and white, he put down his chopsticks and continued, "The government will buy people's property. The price has been lowered by another [-]%, and the common people have to pay more.”

Thirty percent!

Huo Caiyu's eyes narrowed slightly: "The new tax should only accept cash."

"That's what you said, but the government has designated a buying firm to pay the tax, and you need to bring a certificate from the firm to sell the tax."

A flash of anger flashed quickly in Huo Caiyu's brown eyes, he closed his eyes for a while, and his voice was slightly chilly: "The county guard can also make money."

"Who says it's not?" Chi Zhongming closed his folding fan and spread his hands, "If it weren't for Qingshui County still has a few capable officials, he would have been overwhelmed by him."

The two chatted with each other again, but due to their first acquaintance, they didn't reveal any specific content.

However, after both sides tried it out, both of them let go of their guard against each other a little bit—at least from the standpoint of their speech, they should be regarded as like-minded.

Chi Zhongming finally clapped his hands with some unfulfilled intentions, called Xiaoer to pay the bill, and then stood up and said: "I still have something to do, so I will take my leave first, and see you two by fate."

Huo Caiyu nodded slightly: "Thank you, Brother Chi."

"You're welcome." Chi Zhongming looked at the table regretfully, and sighed, "This is probably the least expensive treat I've ever spent."

Li Jinyu ate and listened, half understanding what he heard, seeing that Chi Zhongming was about to leave, he stopped, and frantically gave Huo Caiyu a wink: Your future younger brother is leaving!Why don't you want a contact information?

Huo Caiyu pushed the teacup to him, frowned slightly, and waited for Chi Zhongming to leave before saying, "You... are very interested in him?"

Seeing that Huo Caiyu let him go just like that, Li Jinyu touched the corn again regretfully: "No, I just want to see that he looks good."

Chi Zhongming's baby face is really cute.

It's okay not to say this, but Huo Caiyu's face became gloomy when he said this.He subconsciously touched his face, but he couldn't tell what it felt like, just wondering if it was time for him to take care of his appearance.

After eating and drinking enough, the two of them went back to the inn where they were staying, and happened to run into Lame Qian who was out to inquire about news.

Lame Qian put on his tattered clothes again, and mingled with the beggars in the county mansion.

The news he inquired about was similar to what Chi Zhongming told them. The government had designated a business house for the common people to sell their grain and cloth.

Li Jinyu had only a conceptual understanding of these contents in the past. He had first seen the real poor life in the village, and only then did he understand the powerless desolation of the people under those few lines of light words in the original work.

He couldn't help but said: "Such an obvious problem, can't we just hand him over to the Third Division?"

Huo Caiyu would answer this question: "There is no hard evidence."

"Isn't it a business house?"

"If the sheriff is not too stupid, the firm will not be established in his name; at that time, it is only necessary to destroy the documents in the government to check the accounts of the firm, and there is no way to convict him with certainty."

No matter how stupid Ye Gui'an is, it's not as if he doesn't have the ability to be so cunning.In case something happens, the scapegoat must be pushed out directly.

What's more, the prime minister's faction must protect him. Without solid evidence, they are determined not to be able to defeat the prime minister's faction.

The melon seeds in Li Jinyu's hand are no longer fragrant: "Then what should I do?"

Huo Caiyu thought for a while, then shook his head: "Tonight, I'll go to the government office to find out what's going on."

Knowing oneself and knowing one another can win a hundred battles.

Li Jinyu was slightly worried: "Is your injury okay?"

Seeing that Li Jinyu cared about him, Huo Caiyu's heart warmed up, and the anger dissipated a lot: "I know it well, don't worry."

Li Jinyu was naturally confident in the luck of Tiandao's darling, nodded, and suddenly remembered something, and added another sentence: "If you meet Chi Zhongming again, remember to establish a good relationship with him."

That is your most solid "shield" in the future!

Huo Caiyu and Chi Zhongming tested each other today, and they really feel that they get along very well, and they also thought about making friends if they meet again.

It's just that when these words come out of Li Jinyu's mouth, it's not so interesting.

Huo Caiyu only felt that his warm mood fell to the bottom in an instant.

Realizing that his mood is now almost completely following Li Jinyu's words and actions, Huo Caiyu faintly feels that his state is very abnormal, but he doesn't know what is wrong.

He even had a slight premonition of the answer in his heart, but he didn't dare to think deeply because of his intuitive expectation and fear.

In order to divert his attention, Huo Caiyu abruptly changed the subject: "Does Your Majesty want to take a bath?"

Li Jinyu gave him a strange look, wondering why Huo Caiyu suddenly started using honorifics again.He didn't think much, just shook his head and said simply: "No."

He still hates water baths.

When he was in the palace before, he could not take a water bath, and usually used spiritual power to simply sweep away the impurities on his body.

Huo Caiyu remembered that he had been with His Majesty in the palace for so long, and it was rare to see His Majesty taking a bath. After enduring it, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, take a bath often to clear away the filth, it's good for your mind and body..."

"I hate water."

Huo Caiyu was slightly taken aback: "Hate water?"

"It's very comfortable to take a bath...but I don't like water." Li Jinyu complained, "And I met a black cat when I took a bath last time, so I dare not wash it anymore."

It's better after leaving the palace, I have never encountered that cold air.

No cats either.

Huo Caiyu's face stiffened slightly: "Last time?"

It's good not to mention it, but when it is mentioned, Huo Caiyu remembered the scene when he broke into the bedroom and saw Li Jinyu taking a bath last time.

At that time, I thought it was a little cute that a man of His Majesty's age would be afraid of cats and sick, but now I recall sleeping with His Majesty who was naked all night...

Huo Caiyu stood up suddenly, took a deep look at Li Jinyu, turned around and left without saying a word.

Li Jinyu had a question mark on his face:? ? ?

Did he just say something wrong?

……

Not long after, Huo Caiyu turned back, followed by Xiaoer carrying a bucket of hot water.

Li Jinyu immediately guessed what Huo Caiyu was going to do, and when the second child put down the water and left, the boss frowned reluctantly: "I don't want to wash."

Huo Caiyu saw Li Jinyu's face wrinkled into a ball of buns, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, there is no need to take a bath."

He picked up a clean towel, soaked it in hot water, and then took it out to wring it out slightly: "Your Majesty, you can try to wipe your body like this."

Instead of taking a bath directly, Li Jinyu's resistance was slightly reduced, he took it hesitantly, and started to undress with one hand: "Then I will try."

Now that he doesn't have much spiritual power left, he should not waste it on cleaning his body.

Seeing Li Jinyu undressing in front of him carelessly, Huo Caiyu was slightly startled, and subconsciously turned his head to the side without daring to look, and stood up: "Mr., go outside and wait."

"No, you stay in the house!" Li Jinyu still had a deep shadow on the black cat, and emphasized, "Don't go out!"

Huo Caiyu inexplicably felt that his heart was beating violently, he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, so he lowered his head and turned around: "Then... the minister is waiting here."

Behind him could be heard the sounds of Li Jinyu taking off his clothes rustlingly, the sound of wringing the towel into the water, and the sound of wiping his body.

Huo Caiyu stared at the scroll in his hand, unable to read a single word.

He's really out of order.

It's not that I haven't seen a man naked before, and it's not that I haven't bathed with my friends. Why is it that every sound of His Majesty makes his heart beat like a pounding?

Is there any hidden danger left by the previous injury?

……

After Li Jinyu finished washing, Huo Caiyu put down the book that hadn't been read, and said in a somewhat embarrassed way: "I'm going out first."

At night he came back with a gloomy face.

Followed by a smiling baby face.

Li Jinyu hadn't fallen asleep at this point, when he saw Huo Caiyu brought back the pendant, he was taken aback: He only told Huo Caiyu during the day that he wanted to have a good relationship with Chi Zhongming, so they met so soon?

Chi Zhongming's smile was obviously more relaxed than during the day, and he didn't know what he had communicated with Huo Caiyu: "Brother Li hasn't slept yet?"

"Why did Brother Chi come here?"

"I was visiting the county government office at night, and I happened to meet Brother Huo, so we came here together." Chi Zhongming blinked with a smile, "He is really a fellow."

Li Jinyu was a little surprised: "What are you going to do?"

"I will not lie to you two." Chi Zhongming coughed and straightened his face, "I am actually a secret imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to monitor the new tax collection law, and came to investigate Qingshui County."

The surprise on Li Jinyu's face couldn't be concealed even if he wanted to.

——Imperial envoy sent by the imperial court?

Isn't it Huo Caiyu?

He doesn't remember sending someone else!

This kind of surprise fell into Chi Zhongming's eyes, and it automatically turned into admiration and shock for his identity.He shook his fan proudly: "The next time I come here, I want to ask Brother Huo to help me."

Seeing Chi Zhongming and Li Jinyu in the same room, Huo Caiyu felt so sad in his heart, and his tone became a lot colder: "What can you help?"

"Brother Huo visits the yamen at night, either he is a gentleman on the beam, or his purpose is similar to this one." Chi Zhongming closed his folding fan, and sat down at the mottled black wooden table, "I want to ask Brother Huo for help, let's look for it together." Hard evidence of the sheriff's resistance to the new tax."

Huo Caiyu had already guessed it when he was communicating with Chi Zhongming on the road, and his expression did not change when he heard the words: "Why did Brother Chi choose me?"

"Firstly, Brother Huo's speech is obviously in the position of supporting the New Deal and liberating the people; secondly, Brother Huo is highly skilled in martial arts, and we will surely achieve results if we join hands."

Huo Caiyu subtly felt that there was something unfinished in Chi Zhongming's words: "Where are you coming?"

"Three times..." Chi Zhongming looked at the bewildered Li Jinyu, with a hint of exclamation on his face, "Three times, it's rare to meet like-minded people like Brother Huo and Brother Li, so I'm more concerned about the future confidence."

Li Jinyu looked at him with some admiration: "I never thought Brother Chi would be so concerned about the country and the people."

Or how to say that he will be Huo Caiyu's generals in the future, this awareness of worrying about the world is not comparable to ordinary people.

Chi Zhongming choked slightly: "I don't mean that... Forget it, Brother Huo, what do you think?"

Huo Caiyu sat next to Li Jinyu, lightly tapped the table with his fingertips and thought for a moment, finally nodded: "It's not a problem—it's just who is in charge and who is in charge?"

If two people want to cooperate, they naturally have to prioritize.

Li Jinyu said without thinking, "Of course it's Brother Huo."

Huo Caiyu is the future master of the world!What's more, what is going on with Chi Zhongming's status as an "imperial envoy"?

Chi Zhongming was so sore by Li Jinyu's "Brother Huo", he gritted his teeth and waved his hands in abandon: "It's okay, I just want to achieve the goal, the process is not important."

The three happily reached an agreement and agreed to go out to investigate together tomorrow, and Chi Zhongming left reluctantly.

Chi Zhongming left, and it was almost time for the two of them to go to bed.

In order to protect Li Jinyu's safety at all times, and because Huo Caiyu didn't have much money, the two of them only had one room, and there was only one couch in the room.

It's not that he didn't sleep with Li Jinyu in the past, but Huo Caiyu felt that something was wrong today, and stopped in front of the table without moving.

Li Jinyu took off his coat, buried himself happily under the quilt, poked his head out after a while, and looked at Huo Caiyu with some doubts: "Aren't you sleeping?"

Huo Caiyu pursed his lips, and subconsciously scratched the table with his fingers: "I...not sleepy for the time being, Your Majesty, go to bed first."

"Sleep even if you are not sleepy, don't you have to go out tomorrow?" Li Jinyu felt a little distressed when he thought about Huo Caiyu's dedication in the original book, moved in, and gently patted the vacant space, "Sleep, sleep .”

Huo Caiyu stared at the bed that His Majesty had vacated for him, and couldn't utter the words of refusal in his mouth.

He walked slowly to the bed and lay down with his clothes on.

Li Jinyu felt a little stressed again by the Ziwei Emperor Qi at close range, and soon felt drowsy, yawned, and fell asleep in a daze.

Huo Caiyu lay next to Li Jinyu, and felt that the sleeping Li Jinyu had turned into a big dumpling again, with his head arched into his side, and the subtle breathing sound with a wonderful rhythm made his tense nerves slowly relax.

The bright moonlight from outside the window casts in, and a piece of scattered silver frost is scattered on the ground, and the sound of the watchman beating is faintly heard outside the window.

Huo Caiyu opened his eyes, inexplicably feeling that even if he was only in a small inn in a strange county, it would give him the peace of going home.

……

The next day Huo Caiyu and Chi Zhongming went out together, and asked Li Jinyu to stay in the inn and not to move around rashly.

Li Jinyu promised well, and when the backs of the two disappeared, he immediately went out.

He didn't exercise enough yesterday, if he stayed in the inn today, he would definitely suffocate to death.

Huo Caiyu still felt sorry for him walking too much yesterday, so he dragged him into the tea shop within a few steps...

Li Jinyu strolled outside alone, although he complained about Huo Caiyu's "incomprehensible style", he was not so relaxed in his heart.

After Huo Caiyu and Chi Zhongming's points, today Li Jinyu did not notice the shadow of the prosperity of the county.

Just as Huo Caiyu said, Qingshui County is full of officials, wealthy businessmen and businessmen, and the real people's life is not much better than that of the nameless village, but no one cares about it.

Li Jinyu looked all the way over, feeling inexplicably sad.

He didn't know why, although those suffering were beings he didn't know at all, and were not even of the same race as him, but he still couldn't stand the numb and desperate expressions on their skinny faces.

You can still hear the bustling bustle on the street, and the contrast with the shadows in the corners where the light can't shine is even more inexplicably ironic.

While he was walking around in a daze, a group of beggars quietly surrounded him.

By the time Li Jinyu realized it, the front, back, left, and right roads had been blocked by beggars.

The leading beggar looked Li Jinyu up and down greedily, and sneered: "Which family's young master is wandering around in the old man's territory? Hurry up and hand over all the money and food on your body!"

"Yes, hand it over!"

"Otherwise, the uncle will beat you until you pee your pants!"

Li Jinyu instantly understood: he was robbed.

In the city of a county, you can meet beggars robbing you in broad daylight...

Li Jinyu was a little shocked, and when his eyes swept over the black and thin bodies of those beggars, he became a little pitiful again.

He still remembered that Huo Caiyu had mentioned that most of the beggars in Qingshui County were oppressed by corrupt officials who were unable to work normally and had to beg for a living.

Taxes are collected for farming, for doing business, and for raising chickens and pigs.

After thinking about it, being a beggar is actually easier to support yourself than working normally.

Li Jinyu moved his lips, but finally lowered his head and ran away from these beggars with a "shua".

After all, he was a spirited monster, and it was impossible for him to be threatened by these weak beggars.

Running all the way to the moat, Li Jinyu stopped, and looked back at the tall gate of Qingshui County Mansion with some confusion, his eyes were full of bewilderment.

——This is the "peace and prosperity" praised in the palace today.

Li Jinyu walked to the riverside, looked down at himself who was confused in the water, and before he could think of anything, he heard a terrified voice next to him: "Little brother, you can't think about it!"

Li Jinyu turned his head and was stunned for a moment when he was facing a young face: "What?"

"Is there anything you can't get into a dead end, you—" The man pulled Li Jinyu back by his sleeve, taught him for a while, and then noticed the doubt in Li Jinyu's eyes, and suddenly got a little stuck, "You...you don't want to vote river?"

Li Jinyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Of course not."

The man breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand: "I saw you running out of the city, and I thought you couldn't think about it for a while... Since I misunderstood, then I will disturb the little brother."

After speaking, he waved his hand and returned to the group of people by the river.

Li Jinyu looked over and noticed that young people in twos and threes gathered together under the willow tree, and could vaguely hear the sound of "Zhihu Zheye" reading.

Li Jinyu leaned over curiously, and found that it was a group of scholars of the same age, one of them was holding a torn booklet in his hand, and several others were surrounding and reciting silently.

Because it was meal time, many people were still reading with thick pancakes in their hands.

"What are you doing?"

One of them raised his head, looked at Li Jinyu with some vigilance, saw Li Jinyu's innocent and curious face, he was slightly relieved, and replied, "I'm waiting for school."

"Go to school?" Li Jinyu blinked and looked around curiously, "Is there no school?"

"Master has to pay a high teaching tax to open a school, so he won't open it." The man curled his lips, "I have to study here."

"The heaven and the earth are the school, the wind and frost are the pointers, the sun and the moon are the candles, and all living beings are teachers." Another person raised his head, shaking his head, "No, it's great."

The others suddenly laughed.

Li Jinyu was a little sad.

How much discord and weakness are hidden under Da Di Chao's glamorous appearance?

Even scholars who are the foundation of hundreds of officials can only borrow books to read while sleeping in the open by the river!

After recalling the original work, Li Jinyu found that this year's Chunwei scientific examination was about to start, so Li Jinyu said sincerely: "You have worked so hard, you will definitely be named on the gold list."

It's okay not to say this, but the others laughed when they said it.Sarcasm, self-deprecating, and sadness are evident in the laughter.

Li Jinyu was a little confused: "What's wrong?"

The person who thought that Li Jinyu was going to throw himself into the river at first smiled: "Nowadays the imperial examination is just a sham, and those who pass the exam are just stuffed with money by corrupt officials-how can anyone study for the sake of winning the exam? Why don't you spend some money to bribe them?" Yamen came quickly."

He pointed to this group of students who were only a dozen or so students, and laughed at himself, "Look at the huge city of the county mansion, I'm the only one who is still studying here and waiting for them."

Li Jinyu was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Di Chao's official admission system was a combination of imperial examinations and official examinations, and officials could influence the final list of selected students;

And the most critical palace examination, because the original body was left alone, it has become the best way for the prime minister to select "one of my own people".

The scholar who first met enthusiastically shared a pancake with Li Jinyu, and Li Jinyu subconsciously took it and took a bite.

I don't know what kind of flour it is, but it is mixed with a lot of chaff.

Li Jinyu himself accepted it well, but he also knew that human beings generally do not eat chaff.

He couldn't help asking: "Then why do you still study here?"

The student smiled, and looked up at the sky: "At the beginning of literacy, the master taught us that 'if you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world'——I am a scholar who is useless, but only this little bit of arrogance is left. , stubbornly refusing to bow his head."

Looking at the few scholars, Li Jinyu suddenly thought of Huo Caiyu.

Not long after he passed through, he released Huo Caiyu from the inner prison in time. At that time, Huo Caiyu's injuries were not healed, and the imperial physician who was bribed by Concubine Xian was plotting against him.

But when Li Jinyu visited several times, Huo Caiyu was always studying.

Even in the rotten mud, there are always people holding firefly lights in their hands to illuminate the way forward for themselves and guide the way for those who come later.

Huo Caiyu is like this, and so are these students.

If today is a real peaceful and prosperous world, as Huo Caiyu created later in the original book, these students will surely become the pillars of the country in the future, right?

He somewhat understood why Huo Caiyu and Chi Zhongming were willing to rise up for the people of the world and overthrow the decadent Di Dynasty.

Concern for the country and the people may sound grand, but in reality it seems very simple.

He wanted to push Huo Caiyu to the throne before, but he just wanted to get rid of the shackles and escape from the world; further, after he became a sperm, he was still just his hamster, and when he became wise, he didn't think too much about which melon seeds were delicious and how to run the roller Comfortable.

But since the gods endowed him with a mind beyond the same kind, it is not as long as he is an ordinary little hamster.

Li Jinyu closed his eyes slightly.

The plan to send Huo Caiyu to the throne remains unchanged - only when this future Mingjun holds power, can the mountains and rivers be eternal and the sea and rivers clear.

But who can say that he is not allowed to work hard for these struggling scholars, hard-working villagers, and homeless beggars in addition to his personal goals?

……

"Ye Guian, the governor of Qingshui County, is the prime minister's cousin. He is selfish and despicable, and greedy as an official. If he alone held the power of Qingshui County, Qingshui County would have been ruined long ago." Huo Caiyu and Chi Zhongming faced hard work After careful analysis of the information obtained, "Qingshui County can have the prosperity on the surface, mostly depends on the county lieutenant Shen Fuya."

"Shen Fuya is indeed a man of real ability and hard work. Although he is also greedy for money, he is very restrained. He also knows that only when the sheep don't die can he gather the wool day after day."

"Although Shen and Ye are at odds with each other, Ye Gui'an is stupid and incompetent, but he also knows that he has no talent for governing the people. If Shen Fuya's suggestion does not hurt his interests too much, he will accept it. Who came up with the idea..."

"The biggest possibility is Shen Fuya."

The two of you analyzed each other for a long while, and finally finalized the strategy, "Let's go to investigate Shen's residence tonight."

After discussing the action, Huo Caiyu got up and said goodbye with Li Jinyu who was left alone in the inn.

Chi Zhongming looked at him with a very strange look, and said, "It's really nice to be in a couple, can't you bear it after being separated for half a day?"

Huo Caiyu didn't feel right after hearing this sentence, and frowned: "What do you mean?"

"You and I are like-minded people, why pretend?" Chi Zhongming waved his folding fan, sighed, his tone was still sour, "Brother Huo and Brother Li are the first pair of loving Longyang fellows I've ever seen, it's really impressive People are envious."

"Longyang?"

Huo Caiyu immediately understood what Chi Zhongming had misunderstood, and also understood what Chi Zhongming meant when he said "people of the same path" several times before, took a step back, and subconsciously denied, "I don't have such a relationship with Jinyu."

"Still pretending?" Chi Zhongming gave him a sideways look, "Brother Huo looked at Brother Li in the eyes, I will definitely not admit my mistake, if the other party is not the person I like, I will never have such a look."

Even if other people saw it, they wouldn't think of it, but as a fellow, he was a bystander, so he could see it clearly.

"That is……"

Huo Caiyu instinctively wanted to explain, saying that the way he looked at Li Jinyu was nothing more than ordinary courtiers towards the emperor, elder brother towards younger brother, with some extra concern at most, definitely not the kind that Chi Zhongming understood...

But when the words came to his lips, they kept swirling in his mouth, unable to utter a single word.

He remembered the admiration in his heart when he watched his father practice martial arts; he remembered the sincere admiration when he watched his teacher teach him strategies; he remembered the silent understanding when he got along with other friends...

Neither seems to be.

His feelings towards His Majesty seem to be neither.

At least he won't be upset because of his father's every move, won't repeatedly think about the trivial things between getting along with the teacher, and won't feel upset because his friends get close to other people.

When getting along with His Majesty, I always feel that there is something more, something more important and unique than family and friendship, which makes him sometimes sour, sometimes sweet, and sometimes feel lost...

that--

The expression on Huo Caiyu's face was unpredictable, the confusion in the brown eyes gradually turned into shock, and finally slowly settled into silence.

He finally understood the source of the faint anxiety and worrying about gains and losses these days.

It's just because he was unknowingly moved by the Ninth Five Lord.

You can still hear Chi Zhongming's ramblings: "Hey, you haven't made it clear yet, have you? No way? Don't you all sleep together? Can you bear it? Hey, that's not as good as me Woolen cloth……"

Huo Caiyu turned a deaf ear to it, and the initial shock in his heart gradually faded. After he clearly realized his intentions, the first thought that popped up was relief, as if all of a sudden the cover that was holding him back from enlightenment was removed, and the deepest part of his heart The budding mind grows without resistance.

Afterwards, Huo Caiyu couldn't help turning his eyes towards the direction of the inn, with an unprecedented desire to see his majesty in his heart.

——He treats His Majesty that way, how does His Majesty treat him?