Chapter 204 The Prime Minister Li Shan will be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison and executed tomorr
Thirteen years of Yongsheng.
July 25th.
As the imperial edict was promulgated, the Great Xia Dynasty immediately aroused huge cheers.
The natural disaster has been determined.
This is the news issued by the imperial court.
The imperial edict was very simple and basically focused on Gu Jinnian's achievements, which made Gu Jinnian's prestige in the hearts of the people even higher.
However, just because the disaster situation has been settled, does not mean that everything is gone.
For the Daxia Dynasty, there will be more things to come.
The stabilization of the disaster and the aftermath are all very troublesome.
To be honest, if it weren't for the blessings of heaven and earth, the emergence of five oases, and the prosperity of the country, coupled with Gu Jinnian's spread of merit among the people of Daxia, which made the people have a positive attitude in their hearts, otherwise, I'm afraid there would be more trouble.
After all, now that we have seen hope, everyone is in a good mood.
But in the court, there was already endless controversy.
In the main hall.
Emperor Yongsheng is sitting on the dragon throne, and various forces are also fiercely arguing.
"Although the earthquake in Longxi County has brought the situation under control, the material and manpower needed should be the first priority. The fire in Donglin County has been extinguished, and the golden rain of merit has also stabilized the disaster situation in Donglin County. As for Nanyue County, the flood has been No, we should do our best to deal with the matter in Longxi County."
Hu Yong, the Minister of Civil Service, spoke directly in the court without caring about what other people thought.
This matter of aftermath and disaster relief is no small matter.
It is not only about stabilizing the people's hearts and minds, but more importantly, political achievements. Now Longxi County is the political achievement of the prince, Donglin County is the political achievement of the King of Qin, and Nanyue County is the political achievement of the King of Wei.
Jiangzhong County is better. After all, Gu Jinnian is in charge of Jiangzhong County. Even if the disaster in Jiangzhong County disappears, it won't affect anything.
The Great Xia Dynasty was about to prosper, so the battle for the throne became more intense, especially since Emperor Yongsheng was also blessed this time.
Life span is long. Although there are no emperors who live for hundreds of years, considering the current situation, it is not a big problem to sit for another thirty to fifty years.
To put it bluntly, if Emperor Yongsheng dies in the past two years, then they really have nothing to worry about. The prince only needs to sit at home and do nothing, eat and drink every day.
The respect between elder and younger is there.
Unless there is a big summer disaster, King Qin will solve it without any effort, but is this possible?
But now Emperor Yongsheng will obviously reign for decades.
How many things will happen in the past few decades? This is simply a great thing for King Qin.
But for the prince, this is not a good thing.
Therefore, the prince's forces have begun to prepare, not to target anyone, but to compete around the prince's interests.
The four major disaster areas all need to deal with the aftermath, but Jiangzhong County may be better off.
But there are only these manpower and material resources, including money and silver. There can only be one thing done first. Naturally, Hu Yong has to work for the prince.
He himself was a member of the prince's party. Faced with this matter, they naturally had to argue with each other.
After all, if the disaster in Longxi County is resolved safely, then the people in the world will not be able to blame the prince for anything wrong, but it will be the inefficiency of the King of Qin and the King of Wei.
For court officials, everyone knows why.
But the people don't know that the situation in Longxi County has been properly solved.
Look at Donglin County, which is still slowly rebuilding its homeland. The people naturally have complaints, but this complaint is not against the court, but against the people who do things.
At that time, it will inevitably take shape. The prince is worthy of being a prince, and he is really capable of solving these troubles at once.
Then the King of Qin turned out to be useless. He only knew how to fight and did nothing to govern the country.
As long as such public opinion and topics are created, it is enough for them.
Under the circumstances, the crown prince's position became more and more stable, and King Qin could not even think of ascending to the throne.
Moreover, these matters were discussed privately by the prince's followers and were not informed to the prince. It does not mean that the prince should be ignored, but there are some things that must be done by them. It is not good to inform the prince, no matter what the prince means.
Agreeing, it seemed that the prince was unkind, and his own brother also took action.
If he doesn't agree, will the prince be willing for King Qin to take the throne?
This is the terrifying and powerful power of party members. Some things are not decided by you or not, but by whether everyone is willing to do it. And to put it another point, is the prince really unwilling?
But as soon as Hu Yong finished speaking, someone immediately stood up.
"I disagree."
"Your Majesty, among the four major disaster areas, only Jiangzhong County is doing well. The other three major disaster areas require a large amount of manpower and supplies. I believe that three groups of people should go to the rescue. In this way, one of them can reassure the people.
Secondly, we can also see what the methods of the princes are like, and thirdly, we can know the problem in advance."
"If we go unilaterally to rescue Longxi County, let alone other things, how will the people think about it?"
"Furthermore, if Longxi County wants to rebuild, it will take at least half a year. If it is solved after half a year, it will be okay. The army goes to Donglin County and finds that Donglin County has many problems. What should we do?"
"Every minute or second of delay will be detrimental to our Great Xia Dynasty."
"Therefore, Your Majesty, please think twice before you act."
At this moment, Gu Leng's voice sounded. He was the left minister of the Ministry of Justice. However, at this time, speaking for the King of Qin naturally represented some different signals.
Everyone knows that the King of Qin has a good relationship with the Gu family. Now that the Gu family has a Qilin son, naturally the words spoken by the Gu family are heavier than usual.
To put it bluntly, if the Gu family in the past could influence the position of the prince, now the Gu family is no longer as simple as influencing the position of the prince. It is not a big problem to directly appoint him.
As long as Gu Jinnian goes to Emperor Yongsheng and says a word, it will be fine.
I think the prince is not good, but His Highness the King of Qin is okay.
Then basically His Highness the King of Qin will be able to ascend to the throne.
But everyone also clearly understands that the Gu family will not do this. After all, at this level, neither the prince nor the King of Qin will cause trouble to the Gu family. Even if any of them ascends the throne, the Gu family will always be the Gu family.
Don’t future emperors need to rely on the Gu family?
But if you are involved, what if the prince is able to ascend the throne? Is this a big hatred?
Let alone the emperor being magnanimous, no one else could be magnanimous.
Therefore, it is best not to participate. Of course, it is reasonable to express support. For example, Gu Leng is like this now. He is not supporting the King of Qin, but relieving the pressure on the King of Qin, but he also does not offend the prince.
This approach is the best.
Facing Gu Leng and speaking, Yang Kai's voice couldn't help but rang out.
"Gu Shilang, I don't agree. If the troops are divided into three groups, although they can be rescued at the same time, how slow will the process be?"
"Now the five oases still need people to migrate. There are many things in the dynasty. Most of the power is divided into three groups of people. It will take at least two to three years to completely solve the problem in the three counties."
"If we concentrate our efforts on solving the problems in Longxi County, and then gradually solve the problems in Donglin County and Nanyue County, if it is really impossible to let them move, wouldn't this be a good thing?"
Yang Kai spoke out, and his words were also in support of the prince. Firstly, he was indeed the prince's man, and secondly, he recognized Hu Yong's plan.
Not entirely because of this fight.
"Your Majesty, I also agree with Master Hu's words."
"My lord, I agree."
The next moment, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry also agreed. It was normal for the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to agree to concentrate on solving the problem, which would also ease the finances of the Ministry of Revenue.
The reason why the Minister of Works agreed was surprising to many people. After all, the relationship between the Ministry of Works and the prince was just average.
In this matter right now, I don’t say I’m taking sides, but it’s pretty much the same. There’s something not right about this.
However, during this time, they also discovered that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites would gather together from time to time, and they did not know what they were doing. It was very likely that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry had been ordered to stay by the prince.
"My lord, I don't agree."
The Minister of Punishment shook his head and refused.
"I don't agree with it either."
Some Confucian officials also stepped forward and spoke out together with some military generals.
The scene was very embarrassing for a while.
Sitting on the dragon throne, Emperor Yongsheng felt a little headache listening to the controversy among the people.
yes.
The Great Summer Disaster has ended, which is a good thing, and five oases have also been opened up. However, it is precisely because of these five oases that it is a bit difficult to deal with now.
Once a natural disaster requires aftermath, the aftermath requires manpower, material resources, and financial support.
Disaster relief requires money.
Opening an oasis also requires money.
Money is needed from top to bottom, and everyone understands that the Great Xia Dynasty has a bright future, but the problem is that if the current things cannot be solved, it will be troublesome.
After all, it is too good to give too much, but sometimes too much is not good.
It's like a beggar who is about to starve to death in a ruined temple outside the city. But at this moment, there is a table of delicacies and ten thousand taels of gold in front of him, and he can only choose one of the two.
If you choose delicacies, you will definitely not starve to death, but don't even think about taking these ten thousand taels of gold.
Choose gold, that's great, you're not sure you can buy food next, what if there's no one around for a hundred miles?
What's the use of having so much gold? It's just dragging yourself down.
Now that the oasis is in front of us, migration is a big deal and a top priority, but disaster is also in front of us.
I have a bad headache.
"My dear friends."
"How about this, call on the people to go to the disaster area voluntarily, led by Daxia soldiers. Although it cannot directly solve the disaster situation, it can at least reduce panic, how about it?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and he thought of a way, which was to let the people do it voluntarily.
As soon as he said these words, the civil and military officials in the court shook their heads slightly.
"His Majesty."
"It's not that the people don't want to, it's that the people have to survive. It would be unfair to them if they work in vain. Furthermore, if they go voluntarily, the food they need will naturally have to be settled by the court, which is still an expense.
"
"Including the place of residence, including personnel management and other matters, it will be a mess."
When He Yan opened his mouth, he was full of helplessness.
The idea is good, but it is unrealistic. People are not stupid. A small donation of money is enough. It is impossible to travel thousands of miles to provide disaster relief.
"I understand."
"What I mean is that I promise gold and silver and will reissue it when the royal tax revenue comes back."
Emperor Yongsheng is not stupid. No one would be willing to let the people work in vain, but the Xia Dynasty does not have money now, so it can be done without seeing it later.
As soon as these words came out, He Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, couldn't help but think for a moment.
"Your Majesty, this method is not impossible, but even if it is done according to this idea, I would like to ask your Majesty, when can it be reissued?"
He Yan spoke up and asked Emperor Yongsheng.
"One year."
Emperor Yongsheng gave a time limit, but as soon as he said this, He Yan shook his head helplessly.
"One year is really too long. I'm afraid the people will not agree, and it will easily cause panic. If it cannot be fulfilled, it will not be a good thing."
"Your Majesty, please think again."
He Yan said, one year is too long. It is not easy to deal with. It is equivalent to dragging down someone's salary for a year. Who would want to do that?
Even if the court agrees, so what? When it comes to silver, getting it is the only way to go, and everything else is meaningless.
"Can't you wait a year?"
This time Emperor Yongsheng was a little angry.
"Your Majesty, a year is indeed a long time. The main reason is the long nights and many dreams. The people are also wary, in case someone spreads rumors during this period, which will be detrimental to the court."
Hu Yong spoke up and gave the answer.
After hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng was slightly silent.
The hall also became quiet.
"His Majesty."
"My lord, I have some suggestions."
At this moment, a voice sounded, and it was Li Shan's voice.
I don't know why, but since Li Shan came back from Jiangzhong County, he has been relatively reticent. In the past, Li Shan should have been the one to take the initiative in this kind of thing, but now he basically doesn't say anything.
Moreover, Emperor Yongsheng did not say anything to Li Shan about many things.
As Li Shan spoke.
Emperor Yongsheng just glanced at Li Shan briefly, which made the hall even quieter.
Normally, Emperor Yongsheng should ask Li Shan to talk about his plan, but this special look and no answer made people feel a little weird.
However, Li Shan was not embarrassed, nor did he appear helpless. Instead, he stood quietly under the main hall, waiting for Emperor Yongsheng to speak.
"Say it."
After a while, Emperor Yongsheng finally spoke and asked the other party to reveal his plan.
"Return to Your Majesty."
"I believe that most of the manpower is still focused on attacking Longxi County. What Sir Hu Yong said is correct. Solving Longxi County is of great significance. If it can be handled quickly and properly within half a year, it can also inspire the unity of the army and the people."
"As for the matter of Donglin County and Nanyue County, people can indeed go there, but it is a long time to settle it once a year. I think it is appropriate to settle it once every three months."
Li Shan spoke and gave a plan.
"It ends in March, but taxation will start next month. According to the expected plan, it won't be too much. It's not a big problem to support it once. What should we do in the future?"
He Yan frowned, he didn't agree with this.
Longxi County, Nanyue County, Donglin County, and Jiangzhong County cannot pay taxes.
The same was true for Jiangning County before. It is still during the tax-free period, so how many can be collected?
The settlement every three months sounds good, but it can only be settled for one month at most, and the rest of the money can only be held back. It is impossible to deceive people and then act like a gangster, right?
If it's an extraordinary period, then forget it.
Now that the Great Xia Dynasty is flourishing, if you do this, who will agree?
"You can borrow money from merchants to temporarily tide over the difficulties. Regarding the oasis, these merchants naturally know that the future development of the Great Xia Dynasty will be like this. If they can help at this time, the imperial court will not treat them badly."
Li Shan opened his mouth and said so.
When he heard about borrowing money from merchants, Emperor Yongsheng was slightly silent, because Gu Jinnian also said such a thing.
This is indeed a good approach.
But when it comes to businessmen, the voice of the Minister of Punishment can't help but sound.
"Your Majesty, during this natural disaster, I heard that many chambers of commerce in Daxia did not donate silver. Does your Majesty know how much silver the countless wealthy merchants in the Jiangnan area donated in total?"
The Minister of Punishment opened his mouth and looked at Emperor Yongsheng.
It's okay not to mention businessmen, but when it comes to businessmen, the Minister of Justice can't help but speak.
"How much silver do you donate?"
Emperor Yongsheng frowned slightly and looked at the other party.
"Then I have to ask Mr. He Yanhe."
The other party looked at He Yan.
This time Emperor Yongsheng looked at He Yan and was slightly mentally prepared.
Feeling Emperor Yongsheng's gaze, He Yan could only lower his head and speak slightly.
"Total, 130,000 taels of silver."
What to say.
One hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount.
But for a chamber of commerce in Jiangnan, these 130,000 taels of silver were really a slap in the face.
Give the Daxia Dynasty a hard slap.
No one may know how many chambers of commerce there are in the Jiangnan area, but there are not even 10,000 but 7,000. The population of the entire Jiangnan area is close to 30 million. After all, Jiangnan is the collective name of the six counties combined.
The most prosperous one is naturally Jiangnan County.
Jiangnan County, a huge county, actually only gave 130,000 taels of silver. According to the Five Thousand Chamber of Commerce, almost one family was given 26 taels of silver.
"Ah."
"I heard that the wealthy merchants in the Jiangnan area have at least seventy-two dishes for a meal. They are no worse than me. A merchant will pay twenty-six taels of silver. Is it better than the cost of a meal?"
"Awesome, really awesome."
Emperor Yongsheng's eyes became a little cold.
This is really awesome.
Obviously, it is not that these businessmen are stupid, but that these businessmen are too smart. When the Great Summer Disaster occurs, their first thought is how to deal with civil strife.
They believed that the Great Xia Dynasty was bound to perish, so they held the money in their hands and gave it no face at all.
Otherwise, normally, such mistakes would not be made.
"Then let's make a decree."
"He Aiqing, whether it is asking the Daxia Chamber of Commerce to raise donations, or whether the court is borrowing money, in short, this matter must be resolved."
"The matter of migrating to the oasis will be handled by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment. Tens of millions of people must be relocated within the five continents, and it will be completed within the next year."
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and issued his decree.
I agree with their plan, focus on attacking Longxi County first, and let the people go to Donglin County and Nanyue County to help. It is better not to solve the problem seriously, but to alleviate the disaster.
Let’s talk about other things later.
"I will receive the order."
All the ministers spoke one after another. Emperor Yongsheng was convinced, so they had nothing to say.
However, at this moment, Hu Yong's voice continued to sound.
"His Majesty."
"I have one more thing to report, which is related to Mr. Wen Jing."
Hu Yong opened his mouth and looked at Emperor Yongsheng.
"What's the matter?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Your Majesty, during the Great Xia disaster, two heroes of Great Xia took out the scriptures of the saints in their clan to save the people of Great Xia. Although the effect was not great, their intentions were extremely sincere. The officials of these two people have investigated clearly and found out that they were the people of Great Xia.
He was born and raised in China and devoted himself to studying with the great Confucians since he was a child. Now the two of them want to join the imperial court and serve as officials, but they have no merit and fame, so they ask for instructions from your majesty."
Hu Yong opened his mouth and told the story.
When mentioning this matter, Emperor Yongsheng roughly thought of these two people.
"It's Li Ruoyu and Lu Chengyan, right?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Go back to your Majesty, yes."
Hu Yong nodded.
When it comes to these two people, Emperor Yongsheng is somewhat satisfied.
"The two of them are quite good. During the great summer disaster, although it was Jinnian who finally saved the people of Great Xia, they also had an innocent heart and even took out two volumes of holy books. This is very good and deserves commendation."
"What does Hu Aiqing mean?"
Emperor Yongsheng praised the two of them, because there is no need to say that at the critical moment, the two of them took action. Although they did not achieve good results, the two volumes of saint scriptures, coupled with the fact that they stood up in times of crisis, this
A little bit is pretty good.
Therefore, conferring an official position is not a big deal, but the specific position still needs to be discussed.
"His Majesty."
"I believe that both of them are great Confucian scholars. It is really great that they have achieved such achievements at such a young age. Moreover, they are also loyal to the emperor and serve the country. They have also contributed to the Great Xia Dynasty, so they should set an example. If there is an official position, there is a shortage of household officials.
Two Yuanwailang, why not let him serve in the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Hu Yong spoke and asked the two of them to go to the household department.
Hearing this, He Yan frowned slightly, but after thinking about it, he fell silent, because the Ministry of Finance was indeed in troubled times now, and it was a good thing to have two great Confucian scholars.
So I didn’t refuse, I just thought Yuan Wai Lang was a bit high-level.
"Yuanwailang?"
"allow."
"I will be granted the title of Viscount and serve as the Young Minister of Taichang Temple to set an example for the people of the world."
Emperor Yongsheng was willing to do so. Yuanwailang was a fifth-rank official, so he directly gave them the title of Viscount and Taichang Temple Shaoqing.
The Young Minister of Taichang Temple is a serious fourth-rank official. Although Viscount is the smallest title, he has completed the class reversal anyway. At least he is a powerful person, not just a minister.
The reason for doing this is to set an example to the world first, but the most important thing is to let the world know that Emperor Yongsheng will not just give benefits to Gu Jinnian, which can also alleviate the discussion.
Otherwise, after this disaster is over, all the benefits will be taken by Gu Jinnian alone. Who wouldn't be jealous?
Furthermore, these two people are already great scholars at a young age, have great abilities, and are willing to serve as officials in the court. No matter what their intentions are, it doesn't matter.
With the mark of the Emperor, Emperor Yongsheng was really not afraid that the other party had evil intentions and wanted to harm the Daxia Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Hu Yong immediately bowed, and all the ministers followed suit.
"Since there is nothing to do, just retreat from the court."
"Li Shan, I have something to talk to you about."
After settling the matter, Emperor Yongsheng looked at Li Shan and asked the ministers to leave.
Hearing this, many people were shocked and left the prime minister alone. He didn't know what this meant, but it was definitely not a good thing.
In this way, all the officials left.
In the main hall, only Emperor Yongsheng and Li Shan were left.
Your Highness.
Li Shan was extremely calm.
And in the palace.
Emperor Yongsheng, sitting on the dragon throne.
His eyes were extremely calm, his breath was also very calm, and the entire hall was strangely quiet, but this quietness made people feel depressed and scared.
"Do you have anything to say to me?"
The voice of Emperor Yongsheng sounded.
Break the silence.
Under the main hall.
Li Shan's face was expressionless.
"My lord, no."
Li Shan spoke, and this was his answer.
After hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng couldn't help but stood up and looked at Li Shandao.
"Li Shan."
"Do you know why you are the prime minister today?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke up and looked at Li Shan.
"Because Your Majesty knows people."
Li Shan opened his mouth and answered calmly.
"Ah."
"You are right. I know people. I do know people. When you show up, I will know who you are."
"But I am not angry at all. I let you stay in the court. I recognize your talent. For everything you do, as long as you have merit, I will give you an official position and nobility. I will not give you Jiande."
Your reward."
"Until today, I thought I could change your prejudices and thoughts in your heart, but what I didn't expect was that you are still you. In your heart, there is no me, only Jiande."
When Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth, he spoke directly from his heart.
Li Shan was Emperor Jiande's spy, he knew this, he even knew it very early on.
But so what? He is not afraid. Instead, he wants Li Shan to take over, because enemies on the surface are always less threatening than enemies in the dark.
So what if I kill Li Shan? Tomorrow comes Wang Shan, and the day after tomorrow comes Zhou Shan. Can I stand it?
Instead of letting the opponent cultivate a bunch of chess pieces, it is better to put one person in position and then target them.
But as time passed little by little, Emperor Yongsheng found that what he cared about most was not this, but proving that he was better than Jiande.
"Your Majesty, don't listen to slander. I have always served the imperial court."
The latter answered calmly, but without any sign of panic.
"I know that if you had not served the imperial court, you would have died a thousand times over."
Looking at the other person's expression and attitude, Emperor Yongsheng spoke slowly, then looked at the other person and spoke directly.
"I just want to ask you, if Jiande were allowed to rule the country of Great Xia, would it be as glorious as it is today?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
He knew that it was almost impossible for Li Shan to discredit Jiande, but he still wanted an answer.
"Your Majesty, history does not repeat itself, and there are no assumptions."
The other party opened his mouth and replied like this.
After receiving this answer, Emperor Yongsheng fell silent.
It was also extremely quiet inside the main hall.
"Here comes someone."
"During the disaster relief period, Li Shan, the Prime Minister of Great Xia, took bribes and perverted the law, disregarded human life, and sold military aircraft intelligence to the enemy."
"Nine Yi Clan."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke calmly, a hint of coldness and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
He has given Li Shan so many opportunities, but the other party is still like this. How can he not be angry?
"My lord, thank you very much, Your Majesty."
Li Shan spoke without any panic.
He is not even afraid of the nine implicated tribes.
This left Emperor Yongsheng completely at a loss what to say.
Soon, soldiers walked into the hall and dragged Li Shan down.
then.
In less than half an hour, after the imperial edict was promulgated, the entire Daxia Kyoto was completely in a state of excitement.
The dignified prime minister, who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, was actually imprisoned and implicated nine tribes?
Six parts were shocked.
When Hu Yong heard the news, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only stare wide-eyed and say nothing.
And among the officials.
The voices of Li Ruoyu and Lu Chengyan sounded at this moment.
"Congratulations to Mr. Hu."
The two spoke, making Hu Yong stunned.
"What's the congratulation for this?"
Hu Yong looked at the two of them, definitely a little confused.
"Master Hu, since Prime Minister Li has been deposed, isn't the position of prime minister now yours?"
"Yes, Mr. Hu worked hard and paid no complaints for the Great Xia Dynasty. No matter whether he was a commoner or an official, it is all vivid in his mind. How could a Great Xia Dynasty keep the position of prime minister vacant? This Manchu Dynasty's civil and military personnel could be promoted to the position of prime minister.
, there is only Mr. Hu.”
When the two spoke, they laughed.
Congratulations to Hu Yong.
Hearing this, Hu Yong was a little silent. To be honest, it would be a good thing to take a step forward.
But when he heard that Li Shan's house was ransacked and that nine clans were implicated, he was indeed a little shocked. He needed time to digest the matter, so even if the two of them flattered him, Hu Yong was not too happy.
a little.
After regaining consciousness, Hu Yong continued to speak.
"Let's not mention the phase thing now. Let's talk about it later."
"You two said that there is ironclad evidence from King Qin. What do you mean?"
Hu Yong spoke, although the phase was something he had been looking forward to, but now he knew that he had to calm down and remain unchanged in response to changes. If he acted particularly happy at this juncture, he would not get any benefits.
What he has to do is to properly handle the tasks assigned by the court, and then surround the prince to eradicate dissidents.
This is the royal way.
Even if you take a step back and say that the position of Prime Minister of Daxia was not given to you, then at least you have handled the prince's affairs well. After the prince ascends the throne, sooner or later will this position not be yours?
And it’s not ostentatious, killing two birds with one stone.
As for eradicating dissidents, it was the King of Qin.
The crown prince's biggest enemy now is King Qin, especially the relationship between King Qin and the Gu family is getting better and better.
This is not a good thing for the prince.
Although Li Ji followed Gu Jinnian, the grandson was still the grandson after all, and no one knew what the attitude of the Gu family was.
Gu Jinnian has never publicly expressed his support for his grandson. He did say so at the Confucius Mansion in Kyoto, but at that time it was mostly an angry talk and a dispute of opinions, and he did not fully express his stance.
Naturally, they, the prince's followers, wanted to suppress the King of Qin.
"Sir Hu, there was a mountain fire in Donglin County. In order to achieve political success, His Highness the King of Qin asked his soldiers to rush into the fire. One hundred and forty soldiers died in the mountain fire just to save one civilian."
"This kind of thing happened more than once, and we know that the casualties in Donglin County this time reached about 44,000, of which 12,000 soldiers died unexpectedly."
"And all this was caused by King Qin's desire for merit."
Li Ruoyu spoke up, and as he spoke, he produced some evidence, and these so-called evidences were military intelligence and matters concerning the wounded.
Including the confessions of some surviving soldiers.
Seeing these evidences, Hu Yong couldn't help but gasp.
"If this matter is true, it is enough to impeach the King of Qin. In any case, there is no big problem in forcing the King of Qin to surrender."
When Hu Yong accepted these charges, his eyes looked extremely excited. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was elated.
indeed.
Among the three major disaster areas, Donglin County has the highest death toll. Although the wildfires are ruthless, the number of casualties is indeed much higher than that of the other two places.
To put it mildly, there was nothing we could do about the wildfire. No one knew there would be so many casualties.
Speaking more seriously, it is no small matter for you to sacrifice the lives of soldiers for the sake of merit. On the one hand, it is unkind and righteous, and on the other hand, it is also evidence of guilt. If it were another official, it might be an exaggeration to kill the nine tribes, but beheading the entire family is.
certain.
If it were replaced by the King of Qin, he could force the King of Qin to become a vassal state. Once the vassal state was established, this huge danger would be gone.
Therefore, Hu Yong was very happy, extremely happy.
"I will conduct a thorough investigation. If it is true, you two have made great achievements. When the prince comes back, I will report the matter to His Highness. When the prince ascends the throne, you two can be regarded as ministers of the dragon."
Hu Yong spoke out and looked at the two people.
"Mr. Hu, you are very polite. We two brothers are not asking for any credit. We simply cannot stand what King Qin has done."
"Of course, it would be an honor for the two students to serve the prince. However, no matter what the future holds, the students will always remember your kindness."
Li Ruoyu spoke up. He was handsome and gentle in speech, plus he was a great scholar. Now he was so humble and respectful to himself. He told the truth, which made Hu Yong extremely happy.
He has no shortage of eloquent people under his command, nor lack of flatterers.
But he had never enjoyed the flattery of the great scholar. In addition, these two people also had a certain degree of prestige. Naturally, Hu Yong enjoyed it even more.
"You two are welcome."
"You two have already become great Confucians at such a young age, which I admire. Furthermore, I will eventually grow old. In a few decades, I will abdicate. The future world will still belong to you young people.
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"Diligence."
Hu Yong opened his mouth and said this to bring the relationship between the two of them closer.
"Adults teach, students understand."
The two stood up and bowed to Hu Yong, and Hu Yong also took advantage of the opportunity to speak and mentioned that he had several daughters at home. The meaning was simple. Seeing that they were so handsome and talented, he wanted to marry and bind them.
Li Ruoyu and Li Ruoyu did not refuse, and followed Hu Yong's wishes.
That's it.
A few hours later.
Jiangnan area.
Looking south of the Yangtze River.
It is the number one restaurant in Jiangnan County. It covers an area of several thousand acres and is nine floors high. Those who can enter this restaurant are all high-ranking officials, and the higher you go, the higher your status.
At this moment.
Looking at the top floor of Jiangnan, nearly a hundred people gathered there. There were eleven tables in total, with ten people at each table.
There were delicious dishes on the dining table, but no one in the room moved their chopsticks. It wasn't that they didn't dare, but that they had no appetite.
No appetite at all.
These people are all well-known representatives of the Jiangnan County Chamber of Commerce, and they can basically represent the entire Jiangnan County Chamber of Commerce.
It is not something that ordinary people can do to bring these people together.
It's the Wu family.
Jiangnan Wu Family.
The largest aristocratic family started out following Emperor Taizu, and then followed Emperor Yongsheng when he rebelled.
It can be regarded as a successful bet twice.
Naturally, the Wu family's status in Jiangnan County is extremely high.
To put it bluntly, the imperial edicts of the imperial court are not as good as the words of the Wu family in Jiangnan County.
If you want to do things in Jiangnan County, you must get permission from the Wu family. Otherwise, it will be useless for anyone to come.
Not even a high-ranking official in Kyoto.
Let’s not talk about the contributions of the ancestors of the Wu family. At present, among the five military camps in Daxia, two of them have the power of the Wu family. In the palace, Hu Yong, the Minister of Personnel, and He Yan, the Minister of Hubu, have nothing to do with Wu.
Family has a lot to do with it.
Moreover, two daughters from the Wu family entered the palace, and now they are both noble concubines.
Furthermore, among all the officials in Jiangnan County, big and small, who is not related to the Wu family?
It doesn't matter, I can't survive anymore.
It doesn't matter, I feel like a fish in water here and live a magical life. This is the terrifying place of the Wu family.
There are people in the court.
There are also people in the palace.
There are people in the military too.
Even the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty had people.
The Confucian family in modern times actually learned from the Wu family, and it is still the same trick after all.
Don't put your eggs in one basket.
The Wu family has accomplished this a long time ago. If something big happens, the Jin Dynasty and the Fuluo Dynasty will not stand idly by.
"Why aren't you here yet?"
"Why did Hao Duanduan ask us to come here?"
"It should be the next matter for the court. The Great Summer Disaster is over. The amount of money we donated together some time ago is just a little bit. The court will definitely be angry. I think it is for this matter that the Wu family gathered us together.
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"That should be it."
"Yes, what should I do about this matter? I have a big head. If I had known this, I would have just donated tens of thousands taels. Now I don't know what to do. I have a headache."
"Stop talking, who doesn't? Fortunately, I donated one hundred taels of silver, at least it's not the minimum. Do you know Lao Zhang? He donated ten taels of silver, and something will happen to him then."
"Ten taels? I also know that shopkeeper Li only donated five taels of silver. This is a slap in the court's face."
They talked a lot, and you said one thing to another.
And at this moment.
Several figures walked in from the door.
As the figure appeared, everyone fell silent instantly.
The leader was a middle-aged man, quite handsome in appearance, very elegant, luxuriously dressed, and of extraordinary temperament.
This is the eldest son of the Wu family, Wu Zhangyi.
Nowadays, Wu family's business, large and small, is basically handled by Wu Zhangyi. Mr. Wu indeed intends to hand over all such large business to this young man.
After all, whether it is business or other aspects, Wu Zhangyi is doing really well.
Compared to those useless young masters, they were just eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling. They were causing trouble everywhere. If it weren't for their strong family background, they would have been beaten to death long ago.
So when facing Wu Zhangyi, everyone couldn't help but stand up one after another.
"I've met Mr. Wu."
The representatives of the chamber of commerce stood up and bowed to Wu Zhangyi.
Wu Zhangyi did not speak, but spoke with great respect to the people on the side.
"gentlemen."
"These are the representatives of the major chambers of commerce in Jiangnan County. Any matter entrusted to them can be passed on layer by layer."
When Wu Zhangyi spoke, he was extremely polite to the people around him.
Only then did everyone begin to notice the person next to Wu Zhangyi.
Extremely handsome in appearance.
Extraordinary temperament.
At this glance, one can't help but marvel in one's heart.
And this person.
It is Changyuntian.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Chang Yuntian didn't feel anything strange at all.
But he didn't say anything, he just nodded to Wu Zhangyi.
Now.
The latter came to the main table, asked everyone to sit down, and then said with a serious look.