After An Xinggui came out of the palace, he immediately went to see Yang Gongshen and told him everything about what happened after he left. Yang Gongshen immediately became happy.

"With Li Gui's arrangement, the Liang Kingdom will definitely be destroyed."

An Xinggui smiled and said: "I have already discussed it with my second brother. After he sets off with an army of 150,000, we will immediately cooperate internally and externally to win Wuwei. Li Gui has nothing to do."

They discussed the plan and immediately went back to make preparations. But Li Gui had no doubts at all and still drank and dreamed with his goddess queen every day.

It took almost half a month to assemble the 150,000-strong army.

During this period of time, An Xinggui did not stop making trouble. He knew that a place like Liangzhou had strong folk customs and a remote location. If the people in the city were dissatisfied and the generals were dissatisfied, even if Li Gui surrendered, they could still do it at any time.

If you rise up, you may become someone else's wedding dress.

Therefore, Li Gui must be completely disgraced.

So An Xinggui said to Li Gui and Cao Zhen: "With the strength of our country, it is a bit difficult to gather an army of 150,000. We must recruit all the people aged 18 to 70 in the country to join the army. I plan to do this

We can get almost 200,000 people, then we will be more confident."

"In addition, after being recruited into the army, we still need food, grass and military pay, so we should pay additional taxes for three years in advance to boost morale."

Cao Zhen knew that the treasury was empty, but she was also a little worried: "Even if we collect taxes from the people, it will not be enough for military expenditures, and we are afraid that people will be dissatisfied."

An Xinggui wanted to make Li Gui irreversible, and followed his words and said: "It is not enough to collect taxes from the common people, so we have to collect some powerful taxes. Now when the country is in crisis, as long as the whole country works together

Tongxin, after passing this hurdle, it will be peaceful for more than ten years, I think everyone can understand."

Cao Zhen's heart suddenly moved, because he is also powerful, and An Xinggui's statement would not touch his interests.

An Xinggui seemed to have noticed his intentions and added: "Of course, families that have contributed to the country can be exempted from taxes. Otherwise, everyone will have no motivation to contribute to the country."

After this operation, both Li Gui and Cao Zhen felt that it was very reasonable. It solved the problem of military expenditure without affecting the stability and unity of the superstructure. It was really a clever plan.

Li Gui also specifically ordered: "The queen is my beloved. It's just a small request like building a palace. I really can't refuse, so the project can't be stopped. The prime minister still has to worry more."

Cao Zhen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is just a palace and it will not affect the overall situation. I also want to recruit a female who has not left the palace to serve the queen. Only in this way can I show the noble status of the queen.

Let neighboring countries see the strength and majesty of our Liang Kingdom."

"What the Prime Minister said is really a policy that benefits the country and the people." An Xinggui hurriedly agreed.

These things all went according to Li Gui's wishes, but he was still a little worried: "My only worry is that the people are unwilling to contribute to the country. What should I do?"

"That won't happen." An Xinggui said: "Collecting taxes for three years in advance is not to increase taxes. If they take more today, they can relax for three years in the future. This is a good thing. Besides, every common people

They should consider the country first, and then consider themselves. This is their duty, how could they not be willing to do so?"

Cao Zhen said: "Yes, anyone who is unwilling is a traitor or a spy of the enemy country and should be arrested and tortured."

"Yes, that's right." Li Gui felt that what the two of them said was reasonable: "We must interrogate the unruly people who instigate trouble. If they are unruly people, we must use reason to persuade them and empathize with them. However, we must not be soft on the enemy's spies.

Kill each one when you see them. If you work hard, I know it well."

"As commanded."

After they exited, Cao Zhen immediately ordered his men to take action, and soon the whole country was in chaos.

The combination of recruiting young men and forcibly imposing taxes caused the whole country to be in a state of chaos within three days. The people who had already sold their sons and daughters, and even exchanged their sons for food, rebelled one after another.

But soon they were all suppressed by Cao Zhen's men. Countless middle-class families went bankrupt as a result. The streets were filled with cries and arrests were everywhere.

The reason why Cao Zhen works so hard is certainly not to serve the country with all his loyalty, because he can get huge benefits from these things.

Most of the taxes collected go into his pocket, and even strong men can buy it with money. But if you have no money, then your property and your life will be the only choice.

Half a month later, An Xiuren's army was assembled and ready to go out at any time.

Half of Cao Zhen's three-year tax payment was also collected.

In fact, what he collected from the people was taxes for the next five years, and the amount collected had reached two-thirds, but he did not tell Li Gui at all and swallowed it all. Of course, some ministers in the court, such as Li Yun

, An Xinggui and An Xiuren also shared the money.

As a result, the whole country was in an uproar. Both the people and the powerful hated Li Gui's regime. But Li Gui was completely kept in the dark and praised Cao Zhen and others for their effective work.

On the day of the expedition, Li Gui personally held a banquet at the city gate to send An Xiuren off for the expedition. Looking at the mighty 150,000 troops, he was filled with the desire for victory.

As long as he defeats Tuyuhun, his empire will be secure.

After An Xiuren took the oath, he bid farewell to the emperor and led his troops out of the city.

However, after he left the city, he only walked fifty miles before he stopped and ordered the soldiers to set up camp and rest where they were, waiting for the next order.

At this time, there were also complaints among his soldiers.

Most of these people were forcibly recruited into the army, and their families were forced to flee to death. How could they think of fighting for others? Many of them were greeting the emperor and ministers' ancestors for eight generations behind their backs.

An Xiuren secretly sent people to investigate and observe. After a day, he found that the soldiers began to show signs of fleeing. Everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, feeling that the time had come.

Because this was the strategy he and An Xinggui and Yang Gongshen had discussed in advance.

At that moment, he summoned his trusted Hu generals and said to them: "Brothers, Li Gui has lost the support of the people. Both the people and the soldiers hate him. We can no longer work for such a person. We must find help for the people."

If a way out comes, are you willing to follow me?"

Whether they were Hu people or Han people, they hated Li Gui's corruption and incompetence deeply, and everyone expressed their willingness to follow An Xiuren.

Due to various problems, the address has been changed. Please save the new address to avoid getting lost.

The chapter content of the web version is slow, please download the Aiyue app to read the latest content

Please exit the transcoding page and download the Aiyue app to read the latest chapter.

Newly provides you with the fastest free update of the entire book "The Little Marquis", and free reading of Chapter 601: Rebellion.


Chapter completed!