The next day, Mrs. Xining Bo came to Yongning Marquis' Mansion. I don't know how the two parties negotiated. A few days later, they decided to make an engagement and gave a betrothal gift.

There are not many betrothal gifts and not very high value, because the economic situation of Xining Bo Mansion is also somewhat bad.

The marriage was settled, and He Yuansheng also handed over the 50,000 taels of silver to Shi as agreed, but he felt a little painful in his heart.

After all, this money is not a flock of money. Even if Piaoxiangju makes a fortune every day, it will take one or two months to make it back.

But then I thought that Emperor Yongchang still had to refine elixirs and could still get it back, so I was a little more balanced.

After Shi collected all the money, he soon paid donations in the name of Congzheng and became the first person to pay donations to Shenjing.

Emperor Yongchang did not break his promise and gave He Zheng a title of Ruyi Bo, but this title was a title of honor and could not be inherited.

This made Shi a little disappointed. However, He Zheng, who became the count, was very happy and dreamed of using this as a starting point to enter the officialdom.

This move also made many people who were waiting and watching no longer hesitate. After all, there were many concubines in the harem, and many people would be moved by the fact that they could use money to exchange for titles.

However, no one has any foundation for Emperor Yongchang's reputation, so he did not act rashly, allowing He Zheng to take the lead.

As the concubines and their families began to pay donations, the nobles had no choice but to donate generously. After all, no one wanted Emperor Yongchang to worry about it.

Even He Yuansheng donated 3,000 taels without excellence to express his loyalty.

In just half a month, the silver he received from the donation had exceeded one million. Emperor Yongchang could no longer bear it and was ready to go on a tour.

Before he could make up his mind to go somewhere, Taoist Xuancheng entered the palace and, in the name of fortune-telling, he had a fortune for Emperor Yongchang.

"Emperor, I shouldn't have said too much, but these days, the imperial star in the west has been bright, as if something had happened. The hexagram shows that the emperor's tour is best to go west!"

Emperor Yongchang immediately asked, "Why is this?"

"I can't tell the inside story, but if the emperor goes to the Western Tour, it may be able to solve many problems!"

Xuancheng said some ambiguous words because he felt that if Emperor Yongchang really wanted to travel west, something would definitely happen, so he naturally did not dare to say good things.

"I will go west this time when I go on a tour!"

Emperor Yongchang made the decision. After all, this person was a little superstitious and was easily deceived by these nonsense.

After making the decision to go to the Western Tour, Emperor Yongchang invited him again: "This time, it is better for the Taoist priest to accompany me!"

"I am a person outside the Tao who likes quietness but not movement. The matter of refining the golden elixir cannot be interrupted. I can only reject the emperor's kindness!"

He guessed that something would happen to the Yongchang Emperor's Western Tour, how could Xuancheng dare to follow him? He didn't want to die in a bad way.

Emperor Yongchang did not force it and told Xuancheng that if there were any needs, he would look for He Yuansheng, and then he would find court officials to study the matter of the Western Tour.

After most of the day of discussion, the Western Tour route was quickly settled, and the starting point was Shenjing, and he walked through Hebei, passed Shanxi, and finally arrived in Chang'an.

The travel date is scheduled for the first day of August, when Emperor Yongchang will take some ministers to travel under the protection of 20,000 soldiers from the three camps.

In the court, the prince was left to supervise the country and the chief assistant Lu Hezhang assisted the government. Some small matters can be dealt with directly. If it is a major military and national affairs, it is necessary to be sent to the emperor's imperial carriage quickly.

After discussing everything, the decree was heard and officials at all levels took action.

There were also big fights in the local area. Many officials added various taxes and taxes in the name of taking over, and the public was in a hurry.

Before the emperor left the capital, civil unrest has occurred in many places, but the scale is very small and cannot affect the overall situation.

At Ye Yumeng's residence, He Yuansheng kept walking around with a sad face.

"Master, don't worry. If this fire doesn't burn now, it will be burned sooner or later!"

At this time, Ye Yumeng had a topographic map in front of him, which was the travel route of Emperor Yongchang.

"Hey, I'm afraid this time is really bad!"

Nowadays, droughts are becoming increasingly serious in the north, especially in the northwest, which is likely to be out of reach.

Coupled with the exploitation of the government, it would be a strange thing if the people did not rebel.

"It's best if you can't take the game. When the war comes, the master can control the universe!"

Ye Yumeng's life experience determines that she does not have much compassion. No matter how many ordinary people die, she will not care.

"Stop talking about this, but think about where to go!"

"this!"

Ye Yumeng pointed to the map with her hand, and the words Chang'an were exactly the words on it.

"Okay, but be careful!"

"Don't worry, sir!"

After a pause, he said again: "But the master has to use this time to have more contact with the prince. Otherwise, if he has squandered so much effort, wouldn't he be a wedding dress for others?"

He Yuansheng nodded immediately, and Xiao Dezi appeared in his mind.

On July 25, before the Western Tour of Emperor Yongchang, Ye Yumeng took Chen Rui and dozens of Jinyiwei to quietly leave Shenjing.

Shaanxi, Yulin Prefecture, on a mountain, the Gao brothers and hundreds of rioters were hiding here.

"Brother, the foolish lord is going to go to the west. I heard that he is coming to our Shaanxi!"

Gao Wu, who had gone out to inquire about information before, brought back the news.

"I am such a foolish monarch. The people are no longer happy and they still have the intention to go on a tour!" Gao Si responded disdainfully.

"Because the foolish monarch was traveling, the government added several taxes in the name of accepting the lord. In this way, the people may not be able to survive!"

"It's just right that I can't survive. Then I will follow our brothers and overthrow this court together!"

The senior high school senior has a great ambition, especially after the more than a year of escape, the government has not captured him, which has made him even bigger.

"But brother, even if we have some fame, we can respond with one another, but the peasant army recruited temporarily cannot confront the regular army!"

The last time the Gao brothers had already had hundreds of thousands of tribes, but they were still defeated by one blow. So Gao Wu knew that it was not enough to rely on some farmers to overthrow the court.

"Where do you think this is here!"

"What does the big brother mean?"

The senior high school smiled coldly and said sarcastically: "This is Yulin, border, and there are many suitable soldiers!"

"Brother wants to encourage the border army to join us!"

"good!"

"this!"

Gao Wu didn't know what to say, because he didn't expect that the eldest brother would have the idea of ​​the border army.

"Brother, they are soldiers and we are thieves. I am afraid that when we meet, we will fight. We cannot burn their homes in a fire like we are tying the people. How can we achieve our goal?"

The Gao brothers have been in trouble for so long and have already gained experience, so Gao Wu is not optimistic about this matter.

"So what about the soldiers? Do you know that these border troops have not paid their wages for half a year and have had several mutinies.

As long as I plan something, force these big-headed soldiers to kill their generals first, and then give them money, I don’t believe that they won’t work with me!”

Nowadays, the senior high school seniors are becoming more and more cunning, so I came up with this method.

Gao Wu was also a little moved and knew that this method was indeed feasible.

The Gao brothers were planning to attack the border army, but the others were not idle either.

In various prefectures and counties in Shaanxi, the backbone of the Maitreya religion has already taken action.

Today, the Maitreya Cult has been renamed the Red Lantern Festival and has created several tricks to confuse the people.

Due to the drought, it is another disaster year, and the ignorant people naturally place their hope on the gods.

Therefore, the Red Lantern Festival was very fast, and in just a few months, it had hundreds of thousands of believers, which was a huge momentum.

Officials at all levels in Shaanxi also found something wrong, but Li Hu, the right guardian of the Maitreya religion, knew the style of Shaanxi officials very well. With the situation of paving the road with a large amount of gold and silver, officials at all levels in Shaanxi turned a blind eye to the various behaviors of the Red Lantern Festival.

As a result, the development of the Red Lantern Festival is getting faster and faster. There are some chaos in many places, and there are also remarks against the government.

What's strange is that since the news of the emperor's Western Tour came out, these chaos quickly disappeared.

In the dim secret room, an old man in his fifties wrote quickly. After finishing writing, he shaking the bell.

Soon a black figure appeared in the secret room and said respectfully: "National Master!"

"Send this letter and tell the emperor that I will go to Shaanxi and do my best to drag the Qian Dynasty army there. I hope the emperor can make good use of this opportunity!"

The voice is very old. If someone has heard this sound, he will definitely find that this person is the leader of the Maitreya Sect.

"promise!"

The shadow responded immediately and soon disappeared into the dark room.

On the first day of August, Emperor Yongchang left the palace and began his Western tour under the escort of 20,000 soldiers from the three camps.

The so-called Western Tour was actually just fun, so Emperor Yongchang took more than a dozen concubines with him, and the Western Tour was also very slow.

Whenever he arrived at a place, Emperor Yongchang also asked local officials to present beautiful women treasures, completely ignoring the lives and death of the people.

However, Emperor Yongchang could not see the tragic situation of ordinary people, because governments at all levels had already prepared in advance, and the places where the emperor passed by were full of singing and dancing to peace.

This scene also made Emperor Yongchang feel very good and he was completely unaware that the people in the north had already reached the verge of an outbreak.

Emperor Yongchang left the capital and was likely to be unable to come back. He Yuansheng had no worries and began to contact the prince.

The East Palace, He Yuansheng, the prince, and Xiao Dezi sent all the slaves and were discussing what.

"Your Highness, the most urgent task now is to take advantage of the opportunity of the state to arrange your confidants to the three camps!"

He Yuansheng put forward this opinion. After all, in the world today, there is a big chaos, and military power is the most important thing.

"Commander He, if you come to Taiping today, what's the use of capturing military power?"

Xiao Dezi objected a little because he was an eunuch in the inner palace and knew nothing, so he naturally didn't know the current situation.

Originally, the prince nodded when he heard He Yuansheng's opinion, but as soon as Xiao Dezi said, he immediately lost the following.

This move also made He Yuansheng realize that in the prince's heart, he could not compare with Xiao Dezi.

With this idea, He Yuansheng was suddenly a little upset and thought that he was indeed a distant person. Even though Xiao Dezi had a low status and did not contribute much to the fight for the throne, the prince still believed him.

The current situation must be based on the prince, otherwise there will be no title and righteousness, and it will be unrealistic for He Yuansheng to do anything.
Chapter completed!