Li Yi indeed had a lot to say to Yangliuqing.
She not only had to conquer the world, but she also had to learn how to bring peace to the world. The latter was more difficult and more important than the former.
She had already sat on the throne of the Empress, but this was not the end, but the beginning. Ruling a country did not rely on divine weapons, nor did it rely on divine punishment. If she wanted to sit on this throne for a long time, she had to learn these things.
Li Yi walked to a hall and sat down. When he was about to speak, he saw Yangliuqing standing there. He was startled and said, "Sit."
Yangliuqing shook her head and said, "Uncle Master, please teach me. I can just stand and listen."
What Li Yi wanted to say was actually a reprimand, but her attitude was so proper that he could not say it.
After all, she was no longer the little disciple of Ruyi, but the Empress of a country. Although he had not been polite to the Emperors of the Jing Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom, she was still one of his people. Li Yi's heart softened a little.
He coughed softly and said, "You … You can sit first."
Yangliuqing sat opposite him, raised her head, and looked at him seriously.
He did not feel it before, but now that she was looking at him like this, Li Yi felt a little uncomfortable. He did not know what he wanted to say for a moment …
He remembered it.
As the capital of the Wu Kingdom, the infrastructure of the Imperial Capital had to be paid attention to. Whose streets in the Imperial Capital were full of foul-smelling ditches and potholes? One could die from the jolting in a carriage around the city …
Moreover, the crowded streets were not a place for a horse to ride. What if the horse bumped into someone? Even if it did not bump into anyone, it would be wrong to bump into flowers and plants …
Moreover, the parents of the Jing County colluded with the big clans in the city, inverted right and wrong, and misjudged cases. Was this the style that the Imperial Capital should have?
The Imperial Capital was like this, not to mention other places. How did she become the Empress?
Thinking of this, Li Yi looked at her and saw that she was looking at him sincerely.
Li Yi looked at her and thought for a moment before asking, "The Emperor and the Princess are different. They have to worry about both the big and small things. This is your first time coming into contact with these things. Have you gotten used to it?"
Yangliuqing lowered his head and said, "I wasn't used to it at first, but I gradually got used to it."
"Nothing can be accomplished at once." Li Yi stood up, patted her on the shoulder, and comforted her, "Take it step by step. Take it one step at a time."
Yangliuqing looked up at him and asked, "Martial Uncle, what should I do?"
Li Yi did not like to be a teacher, but when his own martial nephew looked at him like this and treated him as a pillar of support, he felt somewhat satisfied.
His first impression of the Imperial Capital was that it was dirty and messy. Not only was this related to the reputation of the country, but it could also easily lead to more problems.
To become rich, first build roads. To rule the country, first build roads. For the people of Ruyi City and Shuzhou, this idea had already been ingrained into their bones.
Li Yi thought for a moment and said, "First repair the roads in the Imperial Capital."
"Easy for you to say." An old voice came from outside the hall. The old man called Yang Wanli walked in and looked at him. He said, "The savings of the national treasury have long been used up by that traitor. The court can't even pay the salaries of the officials. Where do we have the money to do these things? Will you give it to me? "
Why hadn't Li Yi realized before that this old man Yang Wanli was so shameless?
The Wu Kingdom belonged to the Yang family, not the Wu Kingdom of the Li family. What right did he have to give money?
His shamelessness already had some of the demeanor of Li Xuan.
"Imperial Granduncle …" Yang Liuqing walked in front of Li Yi and shook his head at Yang Wanli.
Li Yi had always felt that any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem, because making money was not a problem at all.
The same method had been used in the Jing Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom. There was no reason why it couldn't work in the Wu Kingdom.
Yang Wanli looked at Li Yi's expression and was delighted. He immediately said, "Do you have some bad ideas again?"
…
The Zhang family.
The head of the Zhang family had just been fined a large sum of money by the court because his youngest son had let his horse loose on the street.
The money was small, but his reputation was important. The head of the Zhang family sat in the hall with a gloomy expression. Before he finished his cup of tea, a figure rushed in from outside.
"Big brother, something bad has happened!"
The head of the Zhang family looked at the middle-aged man who had rushed in from outside and frowned. "What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"
The middle-aged man said anxiously, "Big brother, the court just sent someone over and took away all the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue!"
The head of the Zhang family glanced at him and said indifferently, "If they took them away, so be it. The accounts of the Ministry of Revenue are checked several times every year. Do you think they can find anything this time?"
The reason why the Zhang family was able to stand tall in the Wu Kingdom was not just because of the family's foundation that had been accumulated over the decades. Aside from the ministers, a small half of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue were students of the Zhang family. The income of the national treasury was controlled by the Zhang family.
Seeing the head's indifferent expression, the middle-aged man felt slightly relieved. However, he still said hesitantly, "I don't know why, but I feel that this time is a little different."
"What difference can it be?"
The middle-aged man thought about it and asked, "If they really find out what we've done to the accounts all these years, what should we do?"
"Alright, don't scare yourself." The head of the Zhang family waved his hand and said, "Every year, the people I invite to do the accounts are all accountants who are proficient in mathematics. Their methods are extremely brilliant. There are so many accounts in the Ministry of Revenue. They won't be able to find anything even if they investigate until next year."
…
Less than five days after the young master of the Zhang family, Zhang Chen, had ridden a horse on the streets, the Zhang family was investigated by the court. Including the head of the Zhang family, close to a hundred people were all imprisoned.
It was said that the Zhang family had been in charge of the Ministry of Revenue for many years and had embezzled millions of taels of silver from the national treasury. The value of the property seized from the Zhang family was unknown.
A powerful family of a generation had collapsed in a single night.
In the next half a month, within the Imperial City, the number of large and small families that had been investigated were innumerable.
These families had committed many evil deeds, and they were no better than the children of the Zhang family who had ridden a horse on the streets. However, no one had been able to deal with them, and the common people had suffered greatly.
For a time, everyone in the Imperial City was clapping and cheering.
The major families that were temporarily at peace with each other were also panicking.
For the first time, they discovered that the actions of this empress, who had just ascended to the throne not long ago, were not as weak as those of ordinary women. She acted swiftly and decisively, and did not leave any face.
The families that had been investigated were all the mansions of officials who had been found guilty of corruption. Those that had not been found, did not dare to be completely at ease.
Even a family like the Zhang family had collapsed just like that. With General Wei Liang personally leading a group of people to investigate, regardless of whether the Zhang family really deserved to be punished for their crimes or the fact that the empress, who had already ascended to the throne, had hidden away her good bow and was preparing to act against these large families, the entire sky above the Imperial City was covered with a layer of dark clouds.
…
In fact, Li Yi had long discovered that although Yangliuqing's martial arts were high, her status was also high, and she looked very strong on the outside, there was still a weakness that belonged to a woman in her heart.
She held military power in her hands. When facing those disobedient large families in the Imperial City, she did not need any reason. In fact, she could use force to suppress them. Why would there be a need to investigate the accounts?
Of course, the former method would not win the hearts of the people, so Li Yi did not advocate it.
If it were not for the fact that he and Ruyi wanted to spend some alone time together, it would have been a good choice to bring MIngzhu along.
The current Yangliuqing, except for the fact that she had the crown of an empress, was actually in a similar situation compared to MIngzhu in the past.
The path that MIngzhu had taken was the path that she was going to take now.
Of course, compared to MIngzhu, she was much luckier. She did not need to take any detours. Everything went according to plan. The current Jing Kingdom would be the future Wu Kingdom.
When Yang Wanli walked in from outside, his expression was a little ugly.
He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Do you know the emperor of the Qi Kingdom?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "He can be considered a good friend."
"That friend of yours has already destroyed half of the small countries in the west," Yang Wanli said with a dark expression, "What on earth does he want?"
"The ruler of the world."
Li Yi said casually and continued to help Yangliuqing write the strategy for the empress.
"What?" Yang Wanli looked shocked. "This person has such great ambitions?"
Li Yi raised his head and said, "Otherwise, why would he destroy the Zhao Kingdom and the western countries so quickly? Is he so free?"
Yang Wanli looked at Li Yi and asked, "What about the Wu Kingdom?"
"The Wu Kingdom …" Li Yi put down his pen and said, "Maybe after the countries in the west are destroyed, it will be the Wu Kingdom's turn when they are free."
Yang Wanli looked worried and murmured, "If he really destroys those countries, how powerful will the Qi Kingdom become? Even with the Heavenly Punishment, we are not a match for the Qi Kingdom."
Li Yi did not say anything.
Yang Wanli looked at him for a long time and suddenly smiled. He said, "Brat, you won't sit back and do nothing, right?"
Li Yi looked at him and said in surprise, "Shouldn't this be something your Wu Kingdom should worry about?"
Yang Wanli looked at him and said with a cold smile, "Don't think I don't know what you are planning. At this time, you should just admit it!"
Li Yi was stunned and asked, "What should I admit?"
"My Yang royal family has no young male descendants. You made Qing 'er the empress so that one day …"
"Don't slander me!" Li Yi suddenly stood up and pointed at him.
Yang Wanli looked at him and said, "I haven't finished speaking!"
"You haven't?" Li Yi was stunned and then said, "Then continue."
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