Everyone in Kyoto knew that after receiving the blessing from heaven and earth, Gu Jinnian sneaked into the Wen Palace to realize Taoism.
Everyone is looking forward to Gu Jinnian's success in enlightenment.
If successful, Gu Jinnian is very likely to enter the semi-saint realm, and then with the help of the Dao Saint Chart, he can become the first Confucian and Taoist saint in the past few hundred years in a short period of time.
Although he is not a destined saint, the word saint is already beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
Now that the bell is ringing, it naturally attracts some attention.
Inside the Wen Palace.
Gu Jinnian sat cross-legged in the main hall.
The white jade watchtowers are exquisite. There are two coiled dragons and golden osmanthus trees in the palace. One futon falls on the ground. This is the place for preaching.
now.
Gu Jinnian attained enlightenment here.
In the past few days, Gu Jinnian has been thinking about seven words.
The unity of knowledge and action leads to conscience.
This is Wang Yangming’s philosophy, and it is also the being that Gu Jinnian admires the most.
In his previous life, Wang Yangming was called a half-sage. The reason why he was half-sage was not because he was not qualified, but a matter of time.
As long as given a certain amount of time, Wang Yangming will definitely become a saint.
Apart from other things, there was a country in the previous life that relied on Wang Yangming’s philosophy of mind to complete reforms and achieve great progress.
The so-called bowing one's head and worshiping Yangming throughout one's life is the view of many people.
With knowledge and action united, Gu Jinnian naturally knows the surface.
Now he focuses on the study of his mind to verify everything he has done in the past.
In the unity of knowledge and action, the biggest question is, is it a prophet or a pioneer?
and how to become one.
Once you know it, do it.
But how will you know if you don’t do it?
If I did it, what if it was a mistake?
So what should I do?
After all, the last three words are also very important, to conscience.
What Mr. Yangming means is that he hopes that people who are willing to learn can do good deeds. It does not mean that if I know something, I will do it, no matter whether it is right or wrong.
The most critical point is to reach conscience, and the former is a kind of test.
"A body without good or evil."
"There are good and evil moves."
"Knowing good and knowing evil is conscience."
"To do good and to eliminate evil is to examine things."
Inside the Wen Palace.
Gu Jinnian murmured to himself that if he wanted to truly achieve the unity of knowledge and action, he must understand these four sentences.
It is also the four-character teaching mantra.
Fortunately, Gu Jinnian once read the remarks of a person, a master of Chinese studies, and Gu Jinnian fully agreed with his views.
You have a kitchen knife, which is a [body without kindness or disgust]
Because the kitchen knife is a dead thing, if you don't touch it, it is neither good nor evil, it just has a body.
A kitchen knife can cut vegetables, but it can also hurt people. This is a move that can be both good and malicious.
Understand the purpose of a kitchen knife, and draw conclusions based on certain laws, such as laws, etc., or things that everyone dislikes, laws of nature, etc.
It is wrong to hurt others, but it is good to cut vegetables.
This is [knowing good and evil is conscience]
The last thing is to use a kitchen knife to cut vegetables without killing people. This is [doing good and eliminating evil is to check things]
This is just a metaphor, the real meaning is more sophisticated, and everyone has different understandings and ideas.
It is precisely because of this that the study of mind is known as the study of saints.
Look back on what you have done this year.
Focusing on major events, the first thing was the disaster in Jiangning County. Floods swept away tens of millions of people.
The impact is huge, but when a disaster occurs, it is something that cannot be prevented and something that cannot be stopped. It is not something that I can solve.
Although I know about this, I can't do anything about it, and as those businessmen act recklessly, the disaster becomes more and more serious.
The conscience in my heart awakens.
I know that this matter did not happen because of me, but I have a way to solve it.
So when Mr. Wenjing asked us to make suggestions, I chose to stand up without hesitation, even though I knew that someone secretly wanted to influence the Daxia Dynasty and involved all the major forces.
But now I know that the people are suffering. I am a scholar, and a scholar wants to bring peace to all generations.
Books are meant to be read by everyone in the world.
I know that the common people are suffering, I also know the character of reading, and I also know the conscience in my heart.
In order to save people, there are obstacles and dangers.
To a conscience, not afraid of all kinds of difficulties, not afraid of any force, for the sake of the millions of people in Jiangzhong County, for the awe-inspiring righteousness in his heart, and for the character of a scholar, so he carried the picture of starvation for thousands of miles.
The unity of knowledge and action leads to conscience.
Let’s look at the incident in Bailu Mansion, the Xiongnu marriage, the peace talks, the Kong family, King Ning, Buddhism, Taoism, and the Great Summer Disaster.
Each of these things flashed through Gu Jinnian's mind. He began to verify it himself and began to think about it.
Have you ever been selfish?
Have you never done it well?
When everything was confirmed one by one in his mind, Gu Jinnian indeed discovered that there was something wrong with him.
That's an emotional issue.
Sometimes one's own emotions will dominate oneself, just like when the Kong family came to visit me and left each other alone for three days. Although the Kong family was said to be rude, as a scholar, this shouldn't be the case.
This is not a gentleman.
Although I knew that the other party had a purpose, I just let it go as soon as it came. I deliberately delayed it, caused trouble, and eventually caused a big trouble.
This is indeed due to emotional issues.
"From my own perspective, it can be explained that I am still young and have the passion of a teenager, so I do things impulsively."
"But from the perspective of conscience, I just did something wrong. Youthful passion is not my excuse."
"If I had arrived earlier that day, although the Kong family would have been aggressive, I had done nothing wrong in every aspect. Even if the Kong family wanted to use the topic to their advantage, it was not him who had the final say."
"This is intention."
"Many things, after they pass, you will find that it is unnecessary. But at that time, when you are emotional and in the angry stage, your will will dominate everything and your conscience will be suppressed."
"Emotions are not just anger. Whether they are good thoughts or evil thoughts, they are all thoughts."
"There are good and evil moves."
Gu Jinnian kept confirming it in his heart, and he kept thinking about many things.
Such complicated thinking did not make Gu Jinnian feel stressed. On the contrary, he was very happy.
Because thinking today can make you better tomorrow.
"If I want to become a saint, I must suppress the movements of my mind."
"This intention is the most critical point."
"A saint should have an infinite mind and be able to tolerate all things."
Gu Jinnian spoke slowly to himself.
But soon, he shook his head again and sighed.
"But if I suppress my will, am I still the same person?"
"Don't fight with others, be gentle in everything, even if you focus on the common people in the world and do some good deeds, so what?"
"What is the meaning of my existence?"
"Save the world?"
"But do people need to be saved? Even if they do, why me? Why should I save people?"
"If heaven and earth choose me to be the savior of this world, this can only be regarded as a mission, not a holy way. This should be a responsibility and a conscience in the heart."
"A saint, after all, has a human character."
"If there is no emotion or any waves, wouldn't it be just a stone?"
Suddenly, my thoughts reached this level.
This is why scholars cannot sit around doing nothing, because one question will lead to the next question. When you think this is right, you will immediately refute yourself, and then refute again, and then refute again.
In the end, it’s just a matter of cutting corners.
Of course, we do not rule out finding the truth.
But this is difficult.
Several hours passed, and Gu Jinnian's forehead was covered with sweat. His thoughts became more and more complicated and uncomfortable.
clang.
A bell rang.
Gu Jinnian gradually came to his senses.
After waking up, Gu Jinnian opened his eyes. He was breathing heavily, his eyes full of confusion.
"I've entered a misunderstanding."
"In other words, I don't know if this is a misunderstanding, just because I haven't found a solution."
"What exactly is a saint?"
"Since there are people, then there is intention."
"If you have intention, then you will be led by intention."
"The same thing will still happen, but the process is different, but the result is destined to be the same."
Gu Jinnian murmured to himself.
He couldn't help but sigh and looked at the vast hall.
"Only those who know the Holy Spirit will know that the Holy Path is bumpy and difficult, and that it is difficult to reach the blue sky."
Gu Jinnian sighed deeply.
Don't say that a saint is not a saint.
Now I can't even understand the word saint, let alone sanctification.
This road is too difficult.
Even I feel an unprecedented pressure.
"I can no longer think about this. It has only been a year and a half since I entered Confucianism and Taoism. The previous realm was due to my talent in poetry, which promoted me. This great Confucian realm is also due to the blessings and immeasurable merits of heaven and earth.
Take this step.”
"The seven realms of Confucianism and Taoism are condensing Qi, nourishing Qi, establishing words, establishing virtue, becoming a great Confucian, a semi-sage, and a saint."
"Among these seven realms, condensing qi and nourishing qi can be improved through poetry and articles, and awe-inspiring righteousness. Later, I used Wen Chi to define Confucianism. People without virtue cannot condense qi, but the subsequent realms have not been defined.
"
"After all, I am not a saint. It is not a good thing to define it casually. The Qi Condensation Realm is the first level. Condensing Qi with virtue is not a big mistake. It just adds a restriction."
"To establish one's words and virtues is to establish one's own Confucianism and Taoism. What ambitions and thoughts one has, through reading the scriptures of saints and adding one's own insights to establish one's words and deeds."
"As for establishing virtue, virtue is the virtue of a scholar. When you see a weak person being bullied, you dare to speak out and when faced with injustice, you dare to take action. This is virtue."
"The realm of great Confucianism is after completing the previous four realms and gaining recognition from heaven and earth. There are two situations. One is to write books and spread ideas, and the other is to understand the way of nature and follow it."
"The former relies on accumulation of life and knowledge of the sufferings of the people, while the latter relies on talent."
Gu Jinnian said to himself.
Regarding the realm of Confucianism, Gu Jinnian now has many ideas.
There are many great Confucians in the world, but not all of them are highly virtuous and highly respected. Many young people have become great Confucians. This phenomenon is very strange.
In the eyes of ordinary people, a great Confucian seems to be an old man, with a conscience in his heart, and what he does is for the country and the people, and he must fight against the forces of darkness at all costs.
But in fact, as he got to know more, Gu Jinnian discovered.
Condensing and nourishing Qi, just like a warrior, can be achieved through talent.
To establish a moral character, it can be completely personal. For example, changing the destiny of a village through reading is considered to be a moral statement. Of course, you can also have larger ambitions, depending on the individual.
There is also the establishment of virtue, which does not mean that after establishing virtue, you will become a virtuous person, but that you will achieve the normal three views of a scholar.
Ordinary people, if you see injustice, you can ignore it, because everyone is sweeping the snow in front of their door.
Scholars who are virtuous must stand up, but this step forward must be done in a disciplined way, allowing them to follow their own hearts.
In other words, a county magistrate has established his moral character, and then he sees the prime minister bullying others. At this time, he can choose to stand up, but the consequences of standing up will be that he will be targeted and affect himself.
Therefore, he did not choose to sweep away the snow in front of each other, so is he virtuous?
There still is, because when he sees an ordinary citizen or another magistrate bullying ordinary people, he will step forward to stop it and stand up.
This is the fourth level of Confucianism and Taoism.
Otherwise, if you reach the fourth realm and you have to complete the virtues of a saint, then are there still bad people in this world?
Furthermore, there is another sentence.
What is a bad person?
If you see a tiger chasing a person and you come to the rescue and kill the tiger, are you a good person?
Is it wrong for tigers to eat people?
From a tiger's perspective, the weak eat the strong.
On the border, you see two soldiers fighting. The soldiers of your own country want to kill each other. Can you stop them?
If you stop it, the enemy's soldiers will trample your country.
Therefore, morality can only be limited to a few broad categories, but cannot be divided into detailed categories. Otherwise, it will not be clear at all.
To be virtuous is to have virtues that surpass those of ordinary people, rather than to reach the virtues of saints.
As for the last great scholar.
The older generation of great Confucians were promoted to great Confucianism through writing books and spreading ideas, but this does not mean that such great Confucians are necessarily good people or that they must be like that.
There are many Confucian and Taoist thoughts. In some big Confucian families, the son is not allowed to serve at the table and cannot look directly at his father when talking to him. The family rules are strict and nothing wrong is allowed. The rules are followed.
Is this kind of great scholar good or bad?
There are also some great Confucian scholars who are bohemian and want to be happy as they please. They believe that people should be happy when they live in this world. As long as they do not harm the interests of others and can obtain their own happiness at the same time, why not do it?
This kind of great scholar often goes to the fence and takes off happily.
So let me ask, who is good and who is bad?
But it's different when you reach the realm of a saint.
Even if you are a semi-saint with the word "sacred", your moral character must set an example and you must strictly control yourself.
So when it comes to a Half-Saint, no matter what kind of Semi-Saint he is, he must have a [central idea].
The current central ideas are nothing more than two.
For the common people.
Follow God's will.
There are only two of them, and most people choose the second one. After all, you have to pay a lot for the sake of the people, and it involves a lot of right and wrong. It's like the crisis in Jiangzhong County. To save or not to save?
For the sake of the common people, I will definitely save him.
But they will not follow the will of God. They believe that since there is a cause, everything is destined by God.
After all, Emperor Yongsheng took over the country. If the disaster in Jiangning County was caused by Emperor Jiande, what should you say?
You are saved, Jiande continues to do mischief.
Intensifying conflicts? Things are getting more and more troublesome?
There is a saying that goes well, you are not afraid of being stolen, you are afraid of being remembered. The enemy is in the dark and you are in the light. You cannot guard against the enemy.
Just like this rumor.
Can you control the mouths of all people in the world?
Even in Kyoto, if someone wants to spread a rumor, can you accurately identify who is spreading the rumor?
And when rumors arise, you can only control them, but you cannot control them strictly, otherwise it will cause negative news.
Cold processing is always the best option.
From ancient times to the present, no dynasty can control the world, not even the literary prison.
Unless there are no people.
Gu Jinnian has been sublimating his thoughts, and many things in the past are gradually understood at this moment.
soon.
In the blink of an eye.
Three days passed.
The sound of the Wen bell ringing made the people mistakenly think that Gu Jinnian was about to become a saint. All the people came out and discussed the Wen Palace affairs from time to time. In fact, they just wanted to see the vision.
After all, this vision is much better than the fireworks show.
Even some scholars from other places came from thousands of miles away just to see the vision.
Being able to witness Gu Jinnian becoming a saint with his own eyes, such a vision, I am afraid I will have no regrets in this life.
It's a pity that it didn't work out as expected.
And at the same time.
Three things quickly attracted the attention of the Great Xia Dynasty and even the entire Eastern Wasteland.
The first thing is that Dali Temple, the Zongren Mansion, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Xuan Deng Department jointly review the case of King Qin, today.
This matter is what the people of Daxia are most concerned about, especially in Kyoto. Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the final result.
The second thing.
Then Jixia Academy once again claimed that it would delay for three months. There was a rumor that Su Wenjing led people to block the door. Before the blockage lasted for a day, Jixia Academy compromised.
But the reason for the compromise was not because Su Wenjing blocked the door. More importantly, Jixia Academy also wanted to wait for Gu Jinnian to come. In the academic dispute, Jixia Academy naturally wanted to see something different.
To put it bluntly, Gu Jinnian's reputation is greater than that of Su Wenjing, not because he compromises with Su Wenjing, but because he cherishes his talents.
The third thing.
The Eastern Wasteland Alliance is about to be established.
It was formed by the four major forces of the Jin Dynasty, the Fuluo Dynasty, the Immortal Sect, and the Buddhist Sect. The Xiongnu Kingdom and the seventy-two vassal states joined together. Two-thirds of these 72 vassal states were from the Eastern Wasteland, and the Western Desert
Some countries have also joined.
Such a terrifying force has naturally become the biggest hot topic.
Moreover, the formation of the Alliance was aimed at two major forces.
One is the Great Xia Dynasty in the Eastern Barren Realm. They did not invite the Great Xia Dynasty, which was a clear rejection.
The second one is the Central Continent Dynasty. After all, the Central Continent Dynasty is at its peak. If all the major forces in the Eastern Wilderness are not formed together, it will be the real trouble.
Regarding this matter, the Ministry of Rites of Great Xia responded immediately.
Neither the Tongmenghui nor the Tongmenghui is recognized, and the imperial court will take action and prepare for war.
At the same time, I hope that the vassal states that intend to join the Alliance will think carefully about it. It will really piss off the Great Xia Dynasty, and everyone will not be able to have a good time.
Anyway, it was made clear that the Great Xia Dynasty was excluded. Naturally, the Great Xia Dynasty did not care so much.
The alliance cannot be formed.
At least they can never be successfully established so smoothly. Once the Great Xia Dynasty does nothing, the Alliance will start to work together in the future.
Just targeting the Great Xia Dynasty would be a headache.
The imperial court's intention is very simple. It is unlikely to stop them. These four major forces are not something that the Great Xia Dynasty can currently stop.
But we can't ignore it, we must knock the mountain to shake the tiger. As for what means to use, the Ministry of Rites is really thinking about it.
There is no way, that's how big countries are. They must use the minimum cost to obtain the maximum benefit. This is in line with the national conditions.
And these three things are external things.
For the interior of the Daxia Dynasty.
The biggest problems are still the reconstruction of disaster areas and the bank issue.
After the Ministry of Accounts and the Ministry of Works have made a calculation.
To properly deal with the troubles in the three major disaster areas and restore them to normal within two years will require 120,000 taels of silver.
If you want to properly deal with the troubles in the three major disaster areas within one year, you will need two hundred million taels of silver.
Taking into account what the treasury originally had and the previous compensation from the Huns, the imperial court could only afford one hundred thousand taels of silver.
The problem is, these two things are difficult to deal with.
First, the cost of building the Tianwai Meteor Gold is very high. If you want to build a set of heavy cavalry armor, the cost of manpower and material resources is 50,000 taels of silver.
You heard me right, the cost is fifty thousand taels of silver.
Hundreds of craftsmen are considered the lowest cost things, various constructions, some special iron ore that can withstand high temperatures, and various equipment.
But the most important thing is the earth fire. If you want to smelt this thing, you must melt it through the earth fire.
This is because there are some immortal sects who are willing to help the Great Xia Dynasty. They are not the immortal sect monks in the Eastern Wasteland, Linglong Immortal Palace, Qingwei Holy Land, and other immortal sects.
If there weren't them, it wouldn't be a question of money.
And it also requires a large amount of spiritual crystals, which can be said to be a loss of capital.
This is too exaggerated.
Gu Jinnian's request is to get 10,000 sets of armor, which means that 50,000 taels of silver must be thrown in, as well as a large number of spiritual crystals.
According to Hu Bu's wishes, the armor should not be produced yet, but Emperor Yongsheng insisted on tempering the armor.
Although he didn't know what Gu Jinnian had in mind, Gu Jinnian would definitely not do anything wrong. Moreover, Emperor Yongsheng was the emperor after all.
He is very enthusiastic about war.
He deeply knows what heavy cavalry means, it is an invincible division.
If heavy cavalry were given such heavy armor, he believed that this force could smash a hundred thousand cavalry.
One hundred thousand Huns cavalry.
At that time, Daxia's cavalry will be famous all over the world and become the best cavalry in the world.
Heavy cavalry is nothing more than three points.
Heavy armor! War horses! Soldiers!
Equipment comes first, horses come second, and soldiers come third.
Completing the lead in equipment would overwhelm everything, so Emperor Yongsheng had always dreamed of creating such an army, and with Gu Jinnian speaking out, he was even more certain of his idea.
The second problem within Daxia.
It's migration.
One hundred and twenty million taels of silver could only allow the disaster area to rebuild, which would take two years.
The migration work to the five oases cannot be left behind.
This project is even more ambitious. After all, the three major disaster areas are only being rebuilt on the original basis.
Moving to the oasis is very scary. The Great Xia Dynasty must devote all its efforts to deal with it and plan the city territory.
Fortunately, the people of Daxia know that the oasis is a good place, and many people are willing to go there. However, most of these people are poor people. They want to go, but there is not enough food to support them.
The Ministry of Household Affairs calculated that the amount of silver needed to build the city was almost 300,000 taels of silver.
And the food and grass needed are countless. They have calculated that among the five oases, at least one of the five oases will move 20 million people, right?
If these tens of millions of people want to build a new city and then grow food, they can only deliver food in the first half of the year, otherwise what will the people eat?
Even if one person doesn't eat much in a day, do you want five or two meters?
This requires 50 million shi of grain.
Then shipping costs and so on are at least six times.
In other words, 30,000 shi of food can solve the migration problem, and the migrant population is not large. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs have already checked the situation of the oasis.
Each oasis is equivalent to half of Jiangzhong County, and the population of Jiangzhong County is approaching 40 million.
For the oasis to prosper, at least 20 million people need to migrate, and as time goes by, the number of descendants will be almost the same.
One stone of ordinary grain costs 6 taels. If you keep the price down, 4 and a half taels is the limit.
This requires 140,000 taels of food preparation. This does not include food for good horses and other things, right?
It’s impossible to just eat rice?
Therefore, the final calculation result of the Ministry of Accounts is calculated.
Five hundred million taels of silver can solve all problems.
Did the Daxia Dynasty exist?
No.
Now that the natural disaster is over, Jiangning County and Jiangling County are tax-free, and Longxi County, Donglin County, and Nanyue County are also tax-free.
One-third of the taxes in the Daxia Dynasty were exempted.
There is no tax exemption in Jiangzhong County, but everyone has no expectations at all. In their opinion, Jiangzhong County is inevitably afraid of shaking the country's foundation.
But no matter what, there will definitely be no tax collection this year.
We'll have to wait until next year at least.
The annual tax revenue of the Great Xia Dynasty is 20,000 taels of silver, after deducting miscellaneous expenses, military expenditures, official expenditures, and large and small silver expenditures that you cannot see at all.
The annual balance is 30 to 40 million taels of silver.
This is not enough to cause a catastrophic disaster.
How to get out five hundred million taels of silver?
At best, it will take at least fifty years to complete.
So the Ministry of Accounts gave a suggestion.
Stop the Oasis Migration Plan.
Don’t think about delaying the reconstruction of disaster areas for two years. Prepare for almost five years. Not only will you save money, but you can also pay it slowly in installments.
In this way, you can really build a battle armor and improve your national strength.
However, let’s not think about the blessings from heaven and earth, and leave it to future generations to slowly toss around.
It is equivalent to leaving a family legacy.
But faced with this choice, Emperor Yongsheng was obviously not happy.
As an emperor, he naturally knew that if he could solve the problems in the three major disaster areas and complete the migration to the oasis at the same time, he would be a great addition to himself and his achievements would surpass those of his father.
the student surpasses the master.
There is no way he would give up such an honor.
But it’s not like the Ministry of Accounts doesn’t support it. Two words, money.
It's impossible to do good things without money.
And it’s still such a big and scary thing.
He Yanzhen didn't miss the point of saying, "One generation will do its own work. Your Majesty, you can take a rest. The Great Xia Dynasty has begun to reach its peak. If you do nothing, wait twenty years, and the peak period will come."
At that time, all the credit will still be yours.
But this was not said.
Can't say.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
Emperor Yongsheng was a little silent. He really didn't know where to get such an astronomical figure.
"If that doesn't work, how about gathering a large army and destroying the Huns?"
At this time, Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and thought of a way to make money.
Destroy the Huns.
There is definitely a lot of silver in the Xiongnu country, and there is definitely not half a million taels of silver, but one hundred thousand taels cannot be escaped. Moreover, if the Xiongnu country is really captured, everything will be sold off, and then the Xiongnu soldiers will be captured as slaves.
Solving at least half of the problems, or even all of them, is not enough for the country.
The Xiongnu royal court did not have much silver, but there were many merchants in the Xiongnu kingdom. If a war broke out, all the silver would have to be confiscated, which was really a good idea.
"Your Majesty, don't even think about it."
"Let's not talk about whether the Xiongnu Kingdom can be defeated. If it can be defeated, the Fuluo Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty are not vegetarians."
"Besides, we are short of money here, and Your Majesty wants to go to war again. Do you think it's appropriate?"
"Besides, why should we start a war? The alliance is one reason, but it's not a good reason either."
He Yan had no choice but to speak.
It is indeed not a bad thing to make money by fighting a war, but the current situation makes it impossible to win.
There is no reason.
The country is also dealing with a state of overwhelming waste waiting to be revitalized.
Why bother?
Now the Daxia Dynasty is doing nothing and is getting stronger and stronger. Why should it go to war?
To be honest, if Emperor Yongsheng hadn't been impatient and wanted to solve all the problems in a short period of time, he could have done nothing.
But this point, in fact, everyone in the court understood Emperor Yongsheng.
If the disaster area cannot be solved, it will be difficult to carry out any work if it is too upset.
The five oases don't move people over, and they look upset. It's like there is a golden mountain in front of them. They don't have many tools, they don't have enough manpower, and the mining progress is very slow.
He could obviously become the richest person, but due to various reasons, he was stuck in the stalemate.
Very annoying.
Very annoying.
It was at this time.
A voice sounded outside.
"His Majesty."
"News came from Dali Temple that the King of Qin had confessed. Therefore, the Ministry of Punishment sentenced the King of Qin to ten years of salary, reduced his throne, demoted him to the rank of marquis, and sent him to the bitter cold land in the southwest of the vassal to guard the southwest border for the Great Xia Dynasty. He could not return to the capital for the rest of his life without an edict.
"
As the sound outside sounded.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
Emperor Yongsheng was a little silent.
But after a while, Emperor Yongsheng slowly spoke.
"allow."
As this voice sounded.
He Yan in the hall couldn't help but lower his head.
As the court officials suspected, it was impossible for a father to really kill his son. The purpose of Emperor Yongsheng was to create a vassal state for King Qin.
Being demoted to a marquis is nothing. He is the King of Qin. Even if he is demoted to a marquis, so what?
Who dares to regard him as a marquis?
He is still the prince. When the prince comes to the throne in the future, if King Qin is honest, he will still restore the throne.
This result is not unexpected.
"okay."
"No matter what, let's resolve the disaster area in Longxi County first."
"We'll talk about other things when the time comes."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
He is a little upset now, disturbed by this astronomical figure.
"My lord, take the order."
He Yan nodded, but did not leave, but looked towards Emperor Yongsheng.
"Your Majesty, in a few days it will be time to collect national taxes."
"I believe that it is better not to levy the grain tax in Jiangzhong County this year. If we impose it seriously, I am afraid that it will arouse the resentment of the people. Secondly, I think that Jiangzhong County cannot produce much food, so it is better to postpone it for a year.
,how?"
He Yan opened his mouth and mentioned the matter in Jiangzhong County.
The collection of grain taxes in Jiangzhong County is a headache for the Ministry of Revenue.
Jiangzhong County has just been hit by a severe drought. Although it has been stabilized by Gu Jinnian, it is estimated that there is not much food to collect. If someone is sent there to collect food.
That would be really shameless.
If you turn around and arouse public dissatisfaction, you will be in trouble.
The same idea was felt within the imperial court. Everyone supported the Ministry of Revenue's idea of relaxing the situation for a year.
"Need not."
"Just collect it normally."
But others didn't know what was going on in Jiangzhong County, but Emperor Yongsheng knew it.
According to Jinnian's wishes, Jiangzhong County's food tax will be raised in a few days, which will shock the government and the public.
Emperor Yongsheng has calculated that if nothing unexpected happens, the minimum guarantee of 50 million dan of food may be as high as 80 million dan.
He doesn't ask for 80 million stones.
Sixty million stones would be enough.
It can at least solve the food problems in the three major disaster areas, and it can be solved perfectly. Thinking of this matter, Emperor Yongsheng is quite happy in his heart.
Finally a problem was solved.
"His Majesty."
"This is not good."
When He Yan heard this, he couldn't hold back. He thought Emperor Yongsheng would agree, but he didn't expect that he would just levy it directly?
Isn't this putting the household on the fire?
"Do according to my will."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke with a calm expression.
"According to the decree."
He Yan said nothing, turned around and left.
And after He Yan left.
Not long after, a figure quickly entered.
Hand over a thick dossier.
It's Wei Xian's figure.
"His Majesty."
"The situation has been found out. In Donglin County, what King Qin did was indeed right, but everything happened for a reason. It was not King Qin's idea. Someone took it out of context to frame King Qin."
Wei Xian opened his mouth and placed the thick file in front of Emperor Yongsheng.
"How did the Yushitai, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War learn about the dossier?"
After hearing this answer, Emperor Yongsheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Also ask about the second thing.
"According to the investigation, the person who provided the evidence was personally delivered. However, the old slave also secretly investigated one by one. These people did not lie. According to the great scholar's inquiry, it was found that they did not lie. However, the great scholar's answer was probably a deviation.
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"They didn't know much information and had a misunderstanding, so they insisted on convicting King Qin."
The latter replied, thus saying.
"Misunderstand?"
"They can take advantage of misunderstandings and frame the second child. These people are really powerful."
"If I hadn't been doubtful, I would have been fooled."
Emperor Yongsheng murmured to himself.
But after a while, he shook his head and said.
"No."
"He guessed that I would investigate to this point. Their purpose was not this, but to separate me from the second child, father and son."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and in an instant, he understood many things.
"His Majesty."
"Now that the investigation has been clear, it's better to clear King Qin's name. After these few days in prison, King Qin has calmed down. There is no one in this world who can bear grudges against his father."
Wei Xian opened his mouth and asked.
"Need not."
"I'll go there myself."
Emperor Yongsheng didn't say much.
In fact, he did have doubts about King Qin, but how could a father look down on his son?
From the bottom of his heart, Emperor Yongsheng did not think that King Qin would do these things.
But the situation forced it.
In addition, he needed to do this, so he made King Qin suffer.
Because he needs to use this opportunity to uncover some people.
If these people are not found out, it will not be a good thing for the Daxia Dynasty, it will not be a good thing for Gu Jinnian, and it will not be a good thing for anyone.
Now, he wants to resolve the estrangement between father and son.
About two quarters of an hour later.
Inside the prison.
Extremely dark.
King Qin's hair was still disheveled, but the domineering look between his brows could not be concealed.
squeak.
The prison door opens.
Emperor Yongsheng wore black clothes and slowly walked into the prison.
He held a pastry box in his hand and placed it directly in front of King Qin.
Seeing his father appear, King Qin looked calm and his eyes were still numb.
Emperor Yongsheng said nothing.
Instead, he sat quietly.
After a quarter of an hour, slowly open the pastry box.
"This is your favorite pastry."
"Dad knows that there are some things he did wrong."
"But sitting in this position, there are many things to consider."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke calmly.
He knew that his words that day were too heartless, and every word was like a knife, piercing King Qin's heart.
But sometimes, as an emperor, you also have the helplessness of an emperor.
King Qin said nothing.
Still extremely silent.
At this time, Emperor Yongsheng's voice continued to sound.
"Great summer disaster, flint falls on the capital."
"Li Ruoyu and Lu Chengyan hold two volumes of saint scriptures."
"There is also a man named Chang Yuntian who even took out half a volume of scriptures about the Destiny Saint."
"Do you think it's strange?"
"Something happened in Longxi County, but they didn't come."
"Something happened in Jiangzhong County, and they didn't come."
"In this mountain fire in Donglin County, I don't know how many soldiers died. I don't even need any sacred scriptures. Even a volume of saint scriptures can solve half of the problem."
"But it just happened that he appeared at this time."
Emperor Yongsheng did not say anything heartfelt, but discussed the matter with King Qin.
"Jiangnan County donated 170,000 taels of silver. Logically speaking, these businessmen should be very panicked, but I sent people there, but these businessmen are still delaying."
"Sometimes I wonder, am I no longer dignified, or are these businessmen so greedy for money that they even risk their lives?"
"One year ago, Jinnian drowned."
"Then there was a flood in Jiangning County, and then the children in Jiangling County disappeared."
"This time it's a natural disaster again."
"Today it's you, a noble prince, who is framed again."
"Don't you think about what is going on?"
Emperor Yongsheng's voice sounded.
Self-doubt.
However, King Qin's eyes were still numb.
Emperor Yongsheng did not stop.
Instead, he continued to speak.
"The Great Xia Dynasty is now reaching its peak."
"With Gu Jinnian here, everything is as stable as gold."
"If you want to hinder the Great Xia Dynasty, you can only destroy it from within."
"Some people want to become an official in the court and become the second Li Shan."
"To hold great power, to target Jinnian and to influence the court, this person has the support of many forces behind him."
"Especially within the imperial court, there must be one person who is his strongest backing."
"But he can't come forward, so he wants to be recommended. There are only two people to recommend, one is the prince, and the other is you."
"He came to you and brought a powerful force to you, but dad knows your character, so you will definitely not agree."
"Especially this person who threatens Jinnian."
"But your rejection was expected by them. They were prepared for two things. One of them was to frame you and create a gap between you and my son, and you became resentful towards me."
"They know that I will take this opportunity to ask you to submit to the vassal state, but if you are dissatisfied, you must be unwilling to submit to the vassal state, so they will appear and make an agreement with you, thereby making you their pawn, and they will support you.
You ascend the throne."
Emperor Yongsheng said this.
Soon, he looked at Qin Wangdao.
"But what they don't know is."
"No matter what happens to me, Li Yan's son, I will never do such a despicable thing."
"But Dad knows that you will definitely agree to them because you want to take advantage of them. You will cover up all their sins just to get deeper into it and launch a coup to let them all emerge."
"At this time, you will tell Jinnian to make all preparations and kill them all."
"Is it right?"
When Emperor Yongsheng said this.
He looked straight at King Qin.
The latter remained silent.
But his breath was already a little messy.
Because my father guessed it very accurately, but there was only one missing link.
The last link.
"Second child."
"Dad knows it's not easy for you."
"But the palms and backs of my hands are all flesh."
"Since he ascended the throne, during these countless days and nights, Dad has actually thought about Yi Chu many times."
"But the mistake is that you were born a few years late."
"Dad owes you so much in this life."
"If we are still father and son in the next life, dad will definitely give it back to you."
When Emperor Yongsheng said this, he couldn't help crying.
These words are spoken from the bottom of my heart.
He knew how much King Qin had paid. He had really suffered a lot when he followed him in the rebellion.
Every time he charged into battle, it was his son who stepped forward.
Why?
Because he is his son, if he wants to improve his morale, he must be allowed to go up.
Otherwise, how could the soldiers submit?
But every time he charged, he was always on tenterhooks.
Afraid of hearing bad news.
at this time.
King Qin's eyes were red, he lowered his head, his hair was wet with tears, but he still said nothing.
"Second child."
"Jin Nian has done so much for our Li family."
"There are some things that our family should take action to solve. We can't let Jin Nian do everything."
"After these things are over."
"Father will take you to fight. Together, father and son, we will fight to the royal court of the Xiongnu and to the land of the vast sea."
Emperor Yongsheng said this.
I couldn't help but take a deep breath, then stood up and left.
After Emperor Yongsheng leaves.
After a while.
With tears in his eyes, King Qin picked up the pastry, bit it down slowly, and chewed it with tears mixed in his eyes.
It was not Emperor Yongsheng's heartfelt words that moved him.
But everything his father guessed was exactly the same as what he thought.
This means.
My father knows me and believes in me.
And at this time.
Among the households.
Many officials from the imperial court also gathered here.
The reason is naturally for Jiangzhong County’s food taxation.
Officials discuss.
After more than an hour, the final result of the discussion was that the Ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of Rites, and the Minister of Hubu entered the palace again and asked Emperor Yongsheng to be kind and exempt Jiangzhong County from taxes this year.
However, the result is obvious and remains unchanged.
This made the entire household department completely silent.
Finally, out of desperation, the Ministry of Household Affairs sent several officials to follow Yang Kai, the Minister of Rites, to personally visit Jiangzhong County.
The reason for letting Yang Kai go is very simple.
Reduce the impact slightly to avoid any conflicts.
And so.
In the blink of an eye.
Another three days have passed.
The King of Qin has returned to his hometown and will soon become a vassal.
But no one knows when this will be in the near future. Anyway, Emperor Yongsheng did not issue an order.
Food taxes from various places are also arriving one after another.
At the same time, a piece of good news also came.
News from Gangnam County.
The amount of silver donated reached 50 million taels, and businessmen from all over Jiangnan County were willing to donate food, farm tools, cattle, and large amounts of wood to help the three major disaster areas rebuild their homes.
This matter was brought out by the Prince of Qin's Mansion because a distant relative of the Princess of Qin, one of the wealthy businessmen of Jiangnan County, took the initiative and made great efforts.
No one cares who the distant relative of the princess is.
For the household department.
The money and various materials donated by Jiangnan County are what they really need.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
then.
Three more days passed.
In the peaceful Daxia Kyoto, at this moment, two things happened.
First.
Gu Jinnian is out of quarantine.
second.
Jiangzhong County completed the wheat harvest, and Yang Kai obtained the total tax revenue of Jiangzhong County this year.
