The fairy father

Interesting.

Taoist Hongjun wanted to laugh and quietly watched the old man Wangri beside him.

Hongjun liked to appreciate the old man Wangri's expression. Obviously, Li Pingan made a move that made the old man Wangri feel threatened. Even so, the old man Wangri was a little entangled, whether to directly kill Li Pingan.

Old man Wangri was a super strong man who did things by any means.

Taoist Hongjun felt that he only learned a little lying skill from Wangri, and he almost successfully integrated the Heavenly Dao with his own evil corpse.

In the cloud mirror, Li Pingan had received a jade talisman from Nüba.

Nüba had already intended to send her away, which made Li Pingan feel a little helpless.

He was not really a shameless person. Perhaps Nüba was afraid that she would be emotional again and urged him to leave, but since she expressed it in this way, Li Pingan did not want to force any affection.

Things like Taoist couples always require both parties to be willing.

In the cloud mirror, Li Pingan stood up, bowed to Nüba and said goodbye, and disappeared in one step.

Of course, Li Pingan's current method of hiding could not escape the prying eyes of old man Wangri.

Old man Wangri was watching quietly at this moment, with an expressionless face and calm eyes, and under this calmness, it seemed that a storm was brewing.

"Daoyou, won't you take action?"

Hongjun asked with a smile.

Wangri just kept silent.

Hongjun shut up tactfully, after all, he didn't want to be directly taught a lesson by this Taoist friend.

He also had to save face.

After watching Li Pingan return to heaven, old man Wangri just dispersed the cloud mirror in front of him and slowly stood up.

Taoist Zhayun asked: "Do I need to take action?"

"What can I do? Unless we start a full-scale war, we can't destroy the jade talisman in Ping'an's hand. Taiqing is now beside Ping'an."

Old Man Wangri sighed:

"If I didn't have to complete the established steps, I wouldn't have been so patient.

"Ping'an has gradually figured out what the final variable is. Before he really touches that limit, we can still wait. If he really understands it, we can only take action regardless of everything, even if it means destroying this world in advance.

"Fortunately, I still have some unused cards, otherwise I would definitely be anxious now."

He stretched lazily: "You two should not get close to the prehistoric world recently. I'm going to take a stroll in the Chaos Sea for two laps to make more preparations for the final decisive battle. After all, it's not very safe."

Taoist Zhayun wondered: "Will Taiyi really betray us?"

"Great righteousness," Old Man Wangri exhaled slowly, "hypocritical great righteousness."

...

Teacher didn't respond?

Did I choose the wrong path?

Li Pingan played with the jade talisman in his hand. He had already known the secret method recorded in it. Now he just went through the process and got the permission of the human race's guardian, Nüba.

This secret method guarded by the human emperors of all generations is actually a move of the Seven Injury Fist. It is also used by the human race to turn the tables after reaching a desperate situation, to avoid the tragedy of Emperor Jun slaughtering the human race in ancient times.

This secret method is actually divided into three stages.

Last time, Emperor Xuanyuan mainly sacrificed himself, then gathered his thoughts and turned into a golden dragon, and defeated Kunpeng, which had turned into a chaotic beast.

That was only the first stage of this secret method.

The human emperor directly extracted the tiny thoughts of all human beings. Each person paid a little price. The power gathered together allowed Emperor Xuanyuan to temporarily reach the level of the Heavenly Saint.

The second stage is to extract a small part of the soul power of each human in a certain area, and gather powerful power in the human emperor.

The third stage is extremely cruel.

The human race sacrifices an entire generation to protect the next generation.

When this secret method is pushed to the extreme, it will forcibly extract all the remaining vitality and soul power of the human race over 40 years old, and then burst out with unpredictable power.

No matter which stage is used, bearing the strong burden caused by these forces will make the soul of the human emperor who casts the spell fly away.

This jade talisman only records a formula.

The real secret method is the restriction planted in the human blood by Suiren when the human race was slaughtered to only a few million.

Suiren used the second stage of this secret method in order to defeat the heaven.

The more mortals there are, the stronger the power of this secret method in the final stage will be. This is the ultimate power of humanity.

‘If mortals know about it, it’s okay. It’s really cruel to use this method without knowing it. ’

Li Pingan put away the jade talisman and sat there thinking quietly.

He must think clearly. If this secret method is entrusted to Donghuang Taiyi, Donghuang Taiyi will abandon the human race for his father. What a huge tragedy will be brewed.

This is the blade of hope that will protect the future living environment of the human race.

It is one thing to stimulate the transcendent teacher;

It is another thing to really hand over this secret method to Donghuang Taiyi.

But if he doesn't do this, won't his plan be in vain? It is also easy for the teacher to see through his guilty conscience and hesitation.

So, Li Pingan made some arrangements carefully.

He returned to Ji Dan's place, sent away the maids and guards beside him, found a corner where no one was, and secretly took out a sheepskin.

He wrote the first stage formula of the secret method on this sheepskin, and then tore some corners of the sheepskin.

'Making it old is also a science. '

Li Pingan smiled secretly in his heart, thinking that when he met Li Jing later, he would let him use magic to do it.

He really didn't have any magic power to use in this body.

Later, he put this sheepskin in the library in the palace, and when the time was right and he was sure that Donghuang Taiyi could win over, he would let this thing appear at the right time.

While he was tinkering here, the female guard not far away shouted loudly: "Fourth Young Master! Your Majesty invites you!"

Li Ping'an quickly put away the sheepskin, frowned and said: "The king is already the king, so you have to pay attention to some words. From now on, you will say, the king has summoned you, do you understand?"

"Yes," the female guard said with a smile, "please go there quickly, the king seems to be calling you in a hurry."

Li Pingan shook his head for a while.

These guys are getting more and more unruly. Believe it or not, he just revised a book and sent it to Xiqi's hometown, and sent it back to them!

"Is the meeting going to end now?"

"It's time to leave. The eldest prince and the second prince have come to the palace to guard the coffin of the late king."

The female guard quickly reported:

"The king is changing clothes right now, and he will go over there soon to guard.

"Sir... everyone is talking privately, saying that the king became the king when he was drunk. It is all because of your planning behind the scenes. The king will definitely make you a high official like the Third Duke!"

Li Ping'an said calmly: "You are familiar with the palace people, please spread the news to me immediately. From now on, anyone who dares to talk nonsense about today's events will be thrown into the snake pond and fed to the snakes."

The female guard looked stern, bowed her head to accept the order, turned around and left in a hurry.

Li Ping'an was in a very happy mood and rushed to Donghuang Taiyi's new dormitory with light steps.

Before he entered, Li Ping'an heard Donghuang Taiyi's scolding.

"Asshole! What an asshole!"

Li Pingan blinked.

What is this guy angry about? Because he took it upon himself to arrange this regime change?

He released his immortal consciousness and took a look quietly, and found that Taiyi Donghuang was holding a bamboo slip there and was very angry. A dozen old people who should be from the royal family were kneeling on the ground, trembling.

What's going on?

Li Pingan strolled in with his hands behind his back.

When Donghuang Taiyi saw his figure, his anger level was obviously reduced by more than half, and he threw the bamboo slips to the ground.

The dozen or so old men were kneeling there, not daring to breathe.

According to the practice of the Shang Dynasty, when a new king ascends the throne, it is most likely to raise the butcher's knife high. This is also a "traditional skill" for the new king to establish his own majesty.

Li Ping'an walked closer, picked up the bamboo slips, and said with a smile: "Why is your Majesty so angry?"

"look by youself!"

Donghuang Taiyi became angry again.

Li Ping'an looked carefully at the bamboo slips for a few times. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly, and he stood there lost in thought.

…

The Dashang royal family was out of money.

This does not mean that the treasury of Dashang was empty. The treasury of Dashang was full. The treasury and the royal finance were two different things.

Li Ping'an had taken over the supervision of Dashang's treasury a few years ago. Dashang's treasury could support hundreds of expeditions and large-scale sacrifices.

Thanks to the existence of a large number of slaves, the output of the entire mortal world is greater than the actual consumption, and the lives of the common people are not difficult.

In addition, the eight hundred princes paid tribute on time, and the officials of the Shang Kingdom did not have much salary. The harvest from each expedition against the barbarians was basically greater than the military expenditure. And the most critical point was that because of the nourishment of spiritual energy, there were many strange beasts and abundant food production. .

Dashang rarely had a shortage of military pay and food.

However, the warehouses of the Dashang royal family had little surplus food and were almost completely in deficit.

In the early years of the Shang Dynasty, no distinction was made between the royal family's money and the treasury. Everything in the world belonged to the king. Later, several extremely vicious and extravagant kings were created, which triggered a series of changes.

Nowadays, the royal family's money mainly comes from the farmland and slaves directly controlled by the royal family, plus various treasures donated by the princes.

Once the royal family reaches out to the treasury, a large number of ministers and officials will jump out to remonstrate with death.

In the past ten years, the royal family's income has not increased significantly. The donations from the princes have been relatively stable, and the number of farmland and slaves has also been stable. However, the royal family's expenses have been rising steadily.

Where did the money go?

Spent by the eldest prince and the second prince.

Previously, in order to appease Zi Qi, Emperor Yi handed over the financial power of the royal family to Zi Qi. Zi Qi had secretly made friends with ministers and princes over the years, all using the royal family's money.

These are actually still small heads.

The eldest prince has raised a group of private soldiers, who are hiding outside Chaoge City. They need a large amount of money, food and grass;

The second prince likes to collect all kinds of rare things. In order to win over the second prince, the eldest prince also gives the second prince whatever he wants.

For the eldest prince Ziqi, this was a huge gamble.

If Zi Qi wins the throne, this bad debt will be paid directly from the treasury;

If he loses, Zi Qi doesn't think he will survive. Why not throw some trouble to the winner?

But Zi Qi didn't expect that he would be out of the game without warning just after taking a nap.

This bad debt was placed in front of Donghuang Taiyi.

The royal treasury is responsible for the monthly food and clothing expenses of the royal family members, as well as various expenses within the palace.

To use a simple analogy, if Donghuang Taiyi wants to hold a wedding now, he needs to get a job and raise some money from the ministers and the families behind them.

After a few more months in the palace, the palace people will no longer be able to afford the salary, and the salary is not much to begin with...

Li Ping'an scratched his head and said with a smile: "My lord, why are you angry over such a trivial matter? Just say that we need to build a school outside the palace and allocate some money from the treasury to make up for this shortfall."

"Why should I pay for both of them?"

Donghuang Taiyi scolded:

"With just this bamboo slip, I can put them to death!"

"It would be good to kill him," Li Ping'an said sternly, "Now the princes everywhere are ready to take action. The great merchants have ruled the world for too long since Tang Zu. If the king of any generation has a weak temperament and is good-natured, he will soon be There will be trouble among the surrounding princes."

Donghuang Taiyi was a little hesitant.

He pondered for a few times: "If I kill my brother as soon as I take office, will I be reviled by everyone in the world?"

"Then post their charges."

Li Pingan smiled and said:

"This matter is your own decision, Your Majesty. However, the news of the royal family's deficit must be sealed and cannot be publicized to the outside world.

"Besides, when the late king returns to the mausoleum, you will also have to prepare for the wedding, which will cost money everywhere."

Donghuang Taiyi sighed: "You can do this. I really don't trust leaving it to others. It's really a bit embarrassing."

"You have just started to take charge of the family. It is inevitable that everything will be difficult at the beginning."

Li Pingan accepted the order without being too formal.

He whispered:

“It’s okay for me to do this, it’s just that the teacher is out of nowhere.

"Will you also arrange a small position for me?

"You can go in and out of the palace at will without being gossiped about by Taishi Ling. It can't be too high, lest others target us in Xiqi City."

Donghuang Taiyi smiled and said: "Why do you care so much? Let me just let you take the position of three princes! Or just take the position of grand master! There are so many grand masters, and I don't care if there is one more of you."

"Your Majesty, please spare me!"

Li Pingan said seriously:

"I know you trust me, but this is just hurting me. Just give me a normal position."

Donghuang Taiyi thought carefully.

The elders of the royal family kneeling in the back have now been given the temporary right to breathe. They listened to the conversation between the young king and this 'faithful minister' with both envy and fear in their hearts.

"Let's do this," Dong Huangtai said, "Then I will make you the general of the city's defense, and you will take the position of the official. You can freely enter and leave the palace, and you will not bow to the king when you see him."

Li Pingan accepted the order with a smile.

Donghuang Taiyi changed the topic: "There is one more thing that I need you to do personally."

"Your Majesty, do you want me to propose marriage to Dong Bohou's mansion?"

"Don't worry about proposing marriage, she's still under thirteen years old there."

Donghuang Taiyi revealed his murderous intent:

“Now that Chaoge City is not stable, it is not appropriate to hold a wedding.

"You're right, you can't deter these heroes both inside and outside without using a knife.

"If war breaks out in various places, there will be more casualties. Later I will cleanse the ministers, generals and princes who conspired with the two brothers and took my royal treasure, killing people and ransacking their homes."

Li Ping'an cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise."

"I need you to go to Jizhou City."

Donghuang Taiyi hesitated a little when he said this, but still said:

“This time I was drunk and saw an old man wearing a wedding robe in my dream.

“He claimed to be the Moon Elder in the sky and said that I was destined to have a marriage.

"The Jizhou Hou family will have a daughter named Su Daji. I don't know how old she is now. No matter what method you use, go and bring her back for me."

After saying this, Donghuang Taiyi was obviously much more relaxed.

Li Ping'an's thoughts were spinning rapidly in his heart, and he agreed with a smile on the surface, saying that it was just a small matter, but there was a burst of suspicion in his heart.