You're here. Don't tell me you're here to talk about the wealth tax? "Ren Baqian asked as he put down the documents in his hands.
He first leaked the news of the wealth tax to the court so that the others could be mentally prepared. Just as he had expected, just a leak would cause countless people to object.
It should be known that if a wealth tax were to be imposed, the ones who would suffer the most would be the senior officials, wealthy merchants, and aristocratic families. These people happened to be the people at the top of a country.
"So be it. What's the point of keeping so many things that you won't bring with you when you're born and you won't bring with you when you die? How could they hope for a long time to come? In any case, it was fine as long as he could leave some for his descendants. No matter what, he wouldn't empty the family's assets, right? Wasn't it the same when he didn't have money? Now, after a few good years, each and every one of them has become pretentious! "Tong Zhenye grinned and said straightforwardly.
"It would be great if everyone thought like you." Ren Baqian shook his head slightly. This was reasonable, but he would feel the pinch if he took out his things, even if it was just a little.
It was the same throughout the ages.
However, he wasn't afraid that those people would form an alliance. Just like what the empress had said, she was least afraid of someone rebelling.
Under the suppression of absolute strength, there was no way he could stir up any waves.
"Then why are you free to come to the palace today?"
"We'll talk about it later. Aren't you going to take a look at the liveliness outside?" Tong Zhenye laughed.
"Lively?" Ren Baqian was puzzled.
Tong Zhenye had informed him to watch the show, so it was definitely not an ordinary show.
"Qin Chuan (Minister of War) beat up Xuanhua (Minister of Rites)?"
"Or Shi Qing and Zhe Kouhai fought over a girl in a brothel?"
"What have I missed in the palace these past few days?"
"You don't know?" Tong Zhenye widened his eyes.
"What should I know?" Ren Baqian was baffled.
"Someone is challenging the princess! The princess is waiting on the palace wall! "
"Huh?" Ren Baqian was even more baffled!
Someone challenged Two Flowers? What was going on? What was going on?
Waiting on the walls of the palace?
How could I not know about such a big thing?
"It's a young swordsman from Great Xia who is seeking a breakthrough and challenged the number one person of the younger generation," Tong Zhenye said with a smile.
"…"
"Yu Qing is the number one of the younger generation?"
"What else do you think?" Tong Zhenye glanced at him. "Do you believe that you can't beat her?"
"Isn't that obvious?" Ren Baqian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. His strength was like a hammer. On the surface, it was still alright. However, if he were to really fight with someone of the same level, he reckoned that he would be beaten senseless.
What's more, Twin Flower was an Immortal Sky cultivator!
It made sense. Honeysuckle's Longevity Heaven strength was indeed the best among the younger generation.
The empress was the number one expert of the previous generation, and Er Hua was the number one expert of this generation. In this family of three, he was the only one who was crippled.
"Let's go and take a look." Ren Baqian shook his head slightly.
"Where's the commander?" Ren Baqian asked the guard as he exited the door.
"The commander is at the palace wall."
"I'm the only one who doesn't know, right?" Ren Baqian glared at him.
"His Majesty came by just now, but you were dealing with some documents. I called you twice, but you didn't respond and left again. His Majesty was the one who allowed Sir Tong to enter! "
Ren Baqian slapped his head. So that was what happened.
"Your Highness has guts!" Tong Zhenye gave him a thumbs up. "Your Majesty is so generous!"
Ren Baqian turned his head and walked out in a bad mood.
When he went up to the palace wall above the palace gate, he saw a big umbrella with two chairs and a small table with melon seeds and snacks on it. Two women were sitting there and eating melon seeds.
"You guys are so leisurely!" Ren Baqian was speechless when he saw this. He was working himself to death, but these two women were having a good time.
"I called you just now, but seeing that you were busy, I didn't want to disturb you." The empress was very unique in eating melon seeds. She grabbed a handful and threw them directly into her mouth without spitting them out.
Ren Baqian sensed something and looked into the distance. He saw that there were actually many people squeezing on both sides, making a path in the middle.
A young man in a long robe with a saber at his waist and his left hand pressing on it walked over step by step from afar. His aura was rising.
Looking at this scene, Ren Baqian felt a little familiar. After thinking about it carefully, something like this happened many years ago.
However, at that time, he was below, squeezed in the crowd, and watched the heroic appearance of the empress.
Thinking of that scene, Ren Baqian sighed in his heart. Time passed quickly, and Er Hua had grown so much. Time was really scary.
On the other hand, the empress hadn't changed at all.
"A wild Spirit Wheel expert? This strength is not bad! "Ren Baqian evaluated after sensing it.
"The number one swordsman in Great Xia, Xu Baimei. He's very powerful, but look at me. He's still no match for me!" Er Hua looked down with a serious expression.
"Nonsense, there's a gap between the two of you!" Ren Baqian kicked the chair, and Er Hua stood up to make way.
She then stood at the top of the city wall and immediately attracted a lot of cheers.
Er Hua was still very popular.
As a princess of the imperial family, she was beautiful, the strongest person of the younger generation, and a strong practitioner of Longevity Heaven. Her personal style wasn't considered domineering, but rather close to the people. Naturally, she was very popular.
She was even catching up to the empress.
"I want him alive …" Ren Baqian thought about this for a while, but didn't say it out loud.
He would just let Er Hua be.
However, she was different from the empress. After all, she had studied on Earth for so many years. Although she was usually a little mischievous, she rarely hurt people.
As the young man's aura rose steadily, it was at its peak when he arrived at the palace.
Experts who had been honed in battle would usually use this method to make their attacks when their aura was at its peak.
However, when he was about 200 meters away from the palace, he was blocked by someone.
A young man with his hair tied up at the back of his head, wearing baggy sweatpants and a white T-shirt, looking hip hop style, was holding an iron piece (iron sword) upside down in his hand?
"Want, want, want, to, challenge, first, first …"
"Is that Li Dai? I thought he was going to make a scene with Yao Yao Ke! His stuttering hasn't healed yet? "Er Hua burst out laughing when he heard Ren Baqian's words.
"Father, you aren't usually so funny! There's something wrong with your style! "
"But why did this guy come out? I said I don't need him. I haven't fought for a long time! "Er Hua frowned and twitched the corner of his mouth.
The empress nodded and said, "Although he's not as strong as the other party, he has a sword intent. He's a talent!"
While they were talking, the two people below had already started fighting.
The Great Xia swordsman didn't respond. He turned his body halfway and a huge wave appeared in the air. The huge wave formed by the blade was extremely violent as if it was going to destroy anyone and everything in front of it.
Li Dai was like a dead tree in the huge wave, constantly being pushed up and thrown down by the huge wave.
Li Dai was at a disadvantage after one face-to-face encounter, but his footwork was still steady. His eyes were fixed in front of him, looking for any possible flaws, and his sword was always behind his back.
At some point, Li Dai's eyes flashed, and the sword in his hand quietly stabbed forward.
"That idiot fell into the trap!" Er Hua curled his lips. "The front is to deceive the enemy. The momentum of the blade looks fierce, but in fact, it's restrained and reserved. The real killer move is the hidden blade at the back."
"That's when you look at it from a higher level. You might not be able to do as well as him. After all, Li Dai's strength is much lower than his opponent's."
Ren Baqian didn't understand anything.
Just like what Er Hua said, the huge wave suddenly disappeared. A soft sound was heard and the two of them had changed positions.
"Good!" Li Dai spat out. His body swayed, and there was a bloody wound from his chest to his throat.
Xu Baimei ignored Li Dai, who was behind him. His opponent's swordsmanship was fast, but his blade was faster.
His target was up there.
He looked up and saw a lady in blue standing above him. Behind her were a few figures sitting down.
One of them made him feel suffocated just by looking at him from afar.
"Qi Zixiao? She's actually here. "Xu Baimei tried his best to focus his gaze on Er Hua.
However, he felt a chill in his crotch and his belt loosened. He quickly grabbed it and didn't embarrass himself.
"Damn it! That bastard! When did he cut it! " Xu Baimei cursed in his heart. He only felt that the sword was fast, but he didn't expect it to be so fast and cut his belt.
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have held back!
However, he had accumulated momentum along the way and had defeated another person, but now, he was completely deflated.
Deeply embarrassed, he pulled up his pants with one hand and challenged her. He immediately turned around and left, not leaving a single word behind.
Everyone was waiting to see the princess display her prowess in this challenge, but no one expected the sudden appearance of a person and a sword to turn it into a farce.
"I want to deduct his salary! I want to deduct his salary! "Er Hua looked at Xu Baimei from the top of the wall and gritted his teeth in anger.
The empress pondered and said, "He's a good seed. It's a waste to keep him by Er Hua's side. Send him to the Wall of Two Worlds!"
One had to know that Li Dai had just attained the Spirit Wheel level, while Xu Baimei was already condensing a Heaven-grade weapon. The fact that he could cut Xu Baimei's belt without anyone noticing showed his strength.
"It's just a little broken!" Ren Baqian said.
He didn't find it boring. This farce was much more interesting than watching Er Hua beat up the number one swordsman of Great Xia.
Furthermore, he didn't realize that Li Dai, this stammer, was so mischievous!
(End of this chapter)
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