"Chen Yuanyuan, what do you know?"
Empress Dowager Jiang looked at Chen Yuanyuan and asked.
"Replying to the Empress, I know a little about guqin, zither, pipa, dancing, and Qinhuai songs.”
"What I'm best at is still Qin Huai's songs.”
Empress Dowager Jiang nodded." Alright, then you can perform a Qinhuai song for this widow."”
"Yes, Empress Dowager."
Showing off his talent in front of the Emperor was undoubtedly the best way to attract the Emperor's attention.
At the thought of this, the other girls present were even more envious of Chen Yuanyuan.
Chen Yuanyuan picked up the pipa and sang by herself. Her voice was soft and sweet.
"It really is Chen Yuanyuan, the master of both beauty and art.”
Zhu Houzhen narrowed his eyes and half-laid on the bed, sizing up Chen Yuanyuan.
Beside him, a palace maid pushed aside the lychee that had just been sent into the palace and respectfully handed it to Zhu Houzhen's lips.
Listening to songs and eating fruits, these days were quite comfortable.
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Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa.
Steel-gall Deity Marquis Zhu Buduan sat on his throne, his expression unrevealing his might. No one dared to underestimate him.
The square-faced man looked upright and upright, but in fact, he was loyal and treacherous!
He was Emperor Xiaozong's brother and also Zhu Houjin's imperial uncle.
Of course, he was from Prince Ning's lineage, which was different from Prince Yan's Zhu Di's lineage, so the characters were also different.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu, the rules were set. The word used by Zhu Di, King of Yan, was Gao Zhan Qi Jianyou, who was often assisted by him.
Zhu Jianshen had been obsessed with martial arts all his life. He seemed to have no interest in the court, but in fact, his eyes were still fixed on the capital.
In the martial world, no one dared to look down on him.
Apart from the fact that Zhu Bujue was a top-notch martial arts expert, he also had a terrifying force under him.
Everyone knew that the emperor used the East Chamber, West Chamber, and the Royal Guards to monitor the world.
However, there was also a world-wide intelligence network in the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa.
Moreover, the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa had four secret agents with outstanding martial arts skills: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow.
They were Heaven No.1 and Duan Tianya.
He had been adopted by Iron-guts Deity Marquis since he was a child. After learning ninjutsu and the Illusion Sword from the Iga Sect in Japan, he joined the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa. His Kung Fu was unfathomable.
Earth No.1, Guihai Yidao.
He was good at bladesmanship. He was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He had been under Ba Dao since he was young. Not only did his bladesmanship inherit Ba Dao's teachings, but it was also better than his own. He was already above Ba Dao.
Black No.1, Shangguan Haitang.
She was as beautiful as a peach and as witty as a person. She was well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, and astrology. She presided over the " Number One Village in the World ". There were many talented people in the village and she knew all the secrets of the world.
The first yellow word is right and wrong.
He was the leader of the four secret agents in martial arts, and his ultimate technique was the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art. He had infinite strength, was not afraid of cold or heat, was not afraid of water or fire, was invulnerable to swords and spears, and was immune to all poisons.
Most importantly, the secret agents of the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa were extremely loyal, so there was no need to worry about rebellion.
"Lord Marquis, our people have already gathered some information from the capital.”
"The current little emperor wants to fully implement a whip law and collect business taxes.”
"And the business tax rate is as high as 20%!”
Shangguan Haitang walked in from outside and said to Zhu Budian.
Zhu Budian nodded and did not say anything else, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
Wan Sanqian, who was behind Shangguan Haitang, couldn't help but step forward and say,""Lord Marquis, you mustn't do this!"
"Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as collecting a business tax. This is 20% right away.”
"Lord Marquis, you also know that the money this subordinate earns is also your Lord Marquis's money.”
"Once this business tax is out, we will lose at least a million taels of silver a year!”
20% of the business tax was 13,000 taels of silver a year.
In other words, he could earn more than five million taels of silver a year just by doing business, twice as much as Ming Nian!
Was this 20% business tax too high or too low?!
After Wan Sanqian finished speaking, he looked up at Zhu Budian.
Unfortunately, Zhu Budian still closed his eyes to rest and did not show any signs of talking.
"And this whip technique can measure the land under the heavens…" Wan Sanqian continued.
"This little Emperor clearly wants to go against your Marquis!”
"All the vassal kings in the world…"
Before he could finish his sentence, a teacup flew past his ear.
The teacup passed through the wall, leaving a hole in it. Wan Sanqian was already drenched in cold sweat, and his two legs were trembling.
Zhu Bu opened his eyes and looked at Wan Sanqian coldly,""This world belongs to the Great Ming Emperor. All the land in the world belonged to the emperor!”
"We vassal kings are only borrowing the emperor's land to cultivate. If the emperor wants to measure, then let him measure.”
"How my Great Ming Emperor does things is not up to you to tell him what to do!”
After Zhu Budian finished speaking, Wan Sanqian was already kneeling on the ground in fear."Lord Marquis is right, Lord Marquis is right. This subordinate was muddle-headed, this subordinate was muddle-headed.”
"Alright, let's forget about it this time."
"If I find out that there's a next time, don't blame me for turning my back on you!”
Zhu Budian closed his eyes again.
Wan Sanqian nodded repeatedly in thanks.
At this moment, Zhu ignored him with his eyes closed and suddenly said,"Shangguan Haitang, take some of the jewels in the imperial estate and offer them to His Majesty.”
"He also said that Zhu Budian of the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa requested to meet His Majesty in the capital during the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Shangguan Haitang was surprised, but she didn't dare to say anything. She quickly said,"Yes, sir! Lord Marquis! This subordinate will do it now!"
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