"The imperial court is short of money and food. If you can find money and food, I will stop selling titles and land."

Guan Ning spoke frankly to several veterans.

"The military abroad needs military supplies, the people in the northwest and the south need disaster relief, and the imperial court also needs to pay salaries to officials... Do you think that maintaining the operation of the imperial court is just talking about it?"

All the veterans were speechless, they really didn't understand this.

At this time, an old minister said: "Your Majesty, please stop the war and live with the people, so that the country can alleviate the crisis..."

"Stop attacking?"

Guan Ning asked coldly: "Has the war not stopped now? Have I ever said that I will continue to fight?"

"There are rumors out there that I am a militaristic person, are you spreading the rumors?"

Everyone was silent. They didn't expect Guan Ning's sudden change of face.

"In the eleventh year of Yuanwu, the Wei and Liang kingdoms formed an alliance and assembled a total of more than 1.5 million troops. In the thirteenth year of Yuanwu, the Northern Yi army marched into the Central Plains. In the same year, the aliens from the Western Regions invaded with 300,000 cavalry, causing a catastrophe in the northwest!"

Guan Ning said in a deep voice: "You say that I want to be militaristic, but these guys pick up the bowl to eat, put down the bowl and curse my mother, they are such bullshit!"

"I have been fighting in the south and north, running around here and there. In the past five years, I have stayed in Shangjing for a long time. If I were not fighting on the front line, I almost died in Nanman and couldn't come back!"

"Now that the war has been won, the two countries of Wei and Liang came to seek peace. They said that I was unkind and militaristic. Have you ever thought that if the war was defeated, Daning would not even have a chance to seek peace, and the aliens in the Western Regions would regard me as a big loser.

The Ning people are like pigs and dogs, killing them at will. The Northern Yi barbarians regard us as lambs... The Wei and Liang countries also intend to carve up Daning. If they fail, how can you still talk here?"

Amidst Guan Ning's shouts and curses, everyone knelt on the ground without even daring to raise their heads.

"The three hundred thousand Zhenbei Army has less than one hundred thousand remaining; the one hundred thousand Northwest Army has less than thirty thousand remaining; the two border armies have less than one hundred thousand left... How many soldiers died in battle, how many people suffered unreasonable disasters,

How can I agree to peace at will? Are the lives of these soldiers who died in battle so worthless?"

The sound of shouting spread in the hall, like thunder, deafening!

All the veterans were so ashamed that they did not dare to say another word.

"Back off."

Guan Ning waved his hand.

The king is always lonely, no one can understand his state of mind, and he does not ask for anything, he just needs to follow his own path...

Guan Ning's scolding words were spread, and no one said anything since then.

But it also shows that His Majesty really wants to carry out the sale of titles and land to the end, and instead allows those who originally intended to move to settle down.

The opportunity has come!

Who said you can achieve meritorious service only by going to the battlefield? When the country is in crisis, charity donations are also meritorious!

Two gold medal salesmen, Xue Qing and Fei Tian, ​​were adding fuel to the fire, which made many people tempted.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be a rich man?

Many people are already raising money together. Although it has not been officially disclosed, it is probably not a small amount. Some people are even preparing to move their families...

At the same time, His Majesty's calls for militarism became louder. On the one hand, it was because the bureaucrats were dissatisfied with the law and deliberately spoke out. On the other hand, it was also His Majesty's doing. In their view, His Majesty raised money and food in such an extreme way just for this purpose.

Fighting... at least that's what they thought.

It's late at night!

The study room of Murong Sheng, an important minister in the central government and general affairs envoy, was still brightly lit.

His close confidant, Wang Hong, the right deputy envoy of the General Administration Department, came to report the progress of the mission.

"It's done."

Wang Hong opened his mouth and said: "There is already momentum outside. Voices about His Majesty's military ambitions are rolling in like a tidal wave. The test method has been widely circulated. Local officials are complaining. There are already officials in Lingqiu County who have resigned from their posts. The turmoil has only just begun."

"You're doing it very cryptically, right?"

Murong Sheng was most concerned about this.

Now he must hide in the dark and must not be discovered.

"It's very secretive. The bureaucrats are complaining, and they don't even need to add fuel to the flames."

Murong Sheng opened his mouth and said: "Next, I want to spread the reputation of His Majesty's militarism far and wide... I want to make the reputation even bigger!"

"His Majesty has already begun to sell titles and land. His Majesty has done something that the previous Emperor Longjing did not do. His Majesty wants to continue fighting. This is of course a good thing, but the national strength and national conditions should also be taken into consideration..."

Murong Sheng said: "As ministers, we are responsible for state affairs. However, His Majesty has always been overbearing and blocked the way of speech. He cannot listen to advice, and no one dares to give advice. When the momentum increases, Your Majesty will naturally stop..."

"So this is what Lord Murong thinks?"

Wang Hong stood up.

"Mr. Murong is dedicated to serving the country, and the respect of my subordinates for you is like a torrential river, which is endless!"

"Your Majesty does not re-appoint you, but rather re-appoints those who only care about flattering others. It is truly a tragedy for the country!"

Wang Hong sighed and said: "The center of the cabinet, the first assistant, the second assistant, the minister of household affairs, the minister of official affairs, the minister of military affairs, etc., all of them are not flattering, and I have never heard them say any advice."

"None of this matters."

Murong Sheng waved his hand and said: "As long as the country is stable, I feel comfortable, but I'm afraid the country will not be stable."

"Oh? You mean?"

"south!"

Murong Sheng said: "It is easy for bureaucrats and officials from the south to form groups. This examination method is exactly the method of destroying cliques. The officials from the south will definitely resist. It just so happens that Lu Zhengyuan goes to inspect the granary, which may cause even greater chaos.

"

"What's the connection between this? Please help me explain."

Wang Hong humbly asked for advice.

He can only see one place, but Master Murong can see the whole situation.

Murong Sheng said: "In order to raise military rations during the war, the imperial court set up a grain collection office in Huaizhou. The chief officials were also officials from the two states. The grain collection office has great power during wartime. Do you think it can be clean?"

"If the water is clear, there will be no fish. How can it be so clean?"

Wang Hong naturally knows the ropes.

As the saying goes, if a goose plucks its hair, it will stretch out its hands automatically. The difference is just how much.

Food is scarce during wartime, and as long as you stretch out your hand, there will be no shortage.

"I understand, I understand!"

Wang Hong said: "Once this investigation is carried out, the people involved will naturally not get better. At that time, the people in the Grain Recruitment Department were all the chief officials in the Jianghuai area, and people from the Nanfu Army and Jinyiwei were also involved..."

"The law is passed before the examination, and the investigation comes after. How can these people be willing?"

"yes!"

Murong Sheng said in a low voice: "So, I have a premonition that something big is going to happen... His Majesty has dismissed the Huaizhou Prefecture Shepherd from his post and summoned him to Beijing... This already explains something."

Wang Hong was suddenly shocked.

"What big event do you mean?"

"I dare not speak nonsense, but the current affairs are complicated, testing the law, inventorying the world's granary, and His Majesty's wanton enfeoffment, selling land and titles, everything is in chaos outside, and people's hearts are unstable. If it is unstable, it will move, and if it moves, it will cause chaos.

, no matter what happens, it’s not an exaggeration.”

Wang Hong said hurriedly: "Since you have this premonition, why don't you advise His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty will not listen. Your Majesty is the most conceited person in the world."

Murong Sheng said: "But that's not necessarily the case. In fact, the most important thing is one person!"

"who?"

"That is the current state leader, the new inspector Lu Zhengyuan!"
Chapter completed!