Volume Four, Three Southern Counties, Chapter 408, The New Emperor Abdication
You can talk about it, but you can't directly control it.
Sheriff Lou has no choice!
"Master Lu, you are a bit domineering!" Sheriff Lou said in a deep voice.
"Is this the first time that the Sheriff has heard that I am overbearing?" Lu Jiuzhang said with a smile, "I thought that my lawless reputation had been carried out throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty."
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The governor of Lou County and the affairs of Yiyun County, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenants were all controlled by Lu Jiuzhang.
Let them stay in their homes and not go out.
At the same time, Lu Jiuzhang also arranged for some warriors to guard the surroundings, nominally to protect the safety of these people, but actually with the intention of surveillance.
If someone among them colludes with the ruins sect and is stabbed in the back, Lu Jiuzhang cannot afford such a price.
"Master Jiu!"
The fat man Zhou Zheng came over and said, "The brothers from the Iron Blood Battalion have taken control of all departments in the county. Including the grain in the treasury and the stored silver, everything has been inventoried."
"Others are fine, but the food is a bit unbearable!"
"I estimate that the entire county can survive for another month at most."
"Normally, everything is fine. Food will be transported from Shuizhou County and other places to alleviate the crisis. But now Shuizhou County and other places are about to fall into the hands of the demon clan, and the food channels are cut off."
"Some grain merchants in the city are likely to take this opportunity to stock up on grains to boost commodity prices!"
Why did the dynastic society hate merchants, and among the scholars, peasants, and merchants, merchants had the most appropriate status?
The reason is nothing more than this!
Merchants will not step forward when the court is in crisis. Instead, they will hoard large quantities of goods and sell grain at high prices, causing panic.
At that time, the people in the entire county will cause trouble because of hunger.
"You lead a team of people to control all the grain merchants in the city, large and small, and collect the grain from them at a fair price. If the grain merchants disagree, you can take necessary measures." Lu Jiuzhang ordered.
Compared with bandits, Lu Jiuzhang is still moral and at least adopts a fair price.
"In addition, you write a letter and send it to Jingzhao Mansion, telling the new emperor to ask her to bring some food. Then you can use your identity to appease the people of Yiyun County!"
Lu Jiuzhang said slowly, "Order Xuanji to strictly guard the city and impose a curfew."
"Order Bai Xiaosu to inspect all the city walls. If there are any places that are in disrepair, repair them immediately."
"Order Peng Qiang to take a team of people as scouts and go to the front to find out the news. If the monster army is approaching, let me know quickly."
"..."
Orders were issued in an orderly manner.
Lu Jiuzhang has begun to take on the qualities of a leader.
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Jingzhao Mansion.
The leader of the court and all the officials remained silent.
Jiangshui County was defeated so quickly, which these people did not expect.
I originally thought that with the old general Xuan Wuyun in charge and the Zhou Dynasty's unstinting support, the monster would be able to be warded off for at least a few months.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, everything has changed.
"I impeach the old general Xuan Wuyun. As an important minister of the Zhou Dynasty, he sacrificed the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in exchange for the fate of his grandson. I hope that the new emperor will be punished and deprived of all the rewards given by his majesty and the previous emperor. Then, the descendants
Sent to the frontier."
"Women will join the Jiaofang Department!"
Prime Minister Zuo stood up and said to the new emperor.
If Jiangshui County falls, someone has to take the blame.
The old general Xuan Wuyun is the culprit, and it is most appropriate for him to bear all the blame.
"Your Majesty, I think that the old general Xuan Wuyun has no merit but hard work. He suppressed the border areas for the Zhou Dynasty all these years. Although he made a big mistake at the last moment, the disaster did not affect his family!"
Some ministers also came out to defend the old general Xuan Wuyun.
"Master Xu, what do you think?"
The new emperor looked at the great scholar Xu Shi.
"Right is right, wrong is wrong!" Master Xu said, "Any meritorious service will be rewarded, and any fault will be punished. Your Majesty, haven't you already made a decision in your mind?"
"I have issued an order today that the old general will be stripped of his title. The Xuan family will not be allowed to join the army or serve as officials in the court."
The new emperor said slowly.
This punishment is quite merciful.
The old general Xuan Wuyun is dead, so this matter is gone and there is no need to argue anymore.
"Your Majesty, according to what I heard, the grandson of the old general Xuan Wuyun serves in the Iron Blood Battalion under Lord Lu Jiuzhang." A minister hurriedly said, "Based on Lord Lu Jiuzhang's temperament, I'm afraid he will disobey His Majesty's orders."
"Then it's up to you to go and inspect! By the way, bring some supplies and go to support."
The new emperor frowned, "Now that Jiangshui County has fallen, Shuizhou County and several other counties are about to fall into the hands of the demon clan. What can you do?"
After the words fell, it was Prime Minister Zuo who still stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that since your Majesty ascended the throne, disasters have been brought upon the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the past one or two years, the Great Zhou Dynasty has experienced many disasters."
"If the emperor is unclear, disaster will come from heaven!"
"This should be a warning to Your Majesty. I thought that Your Majesty might as well issue a self-incriminating edict to inform the world and state his crimes."
"..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Many people smelled a smell of gunpowder.
Let the new emperor issue an edict to punish himself. It seems that Prime Minister Zuo knows something.
For a long time, no one spoke.
Instead, the new emperor sarcastically said, "Tell me, who asked you to do this? Those bad old men from the Royal Council of Elders?"
"No one asked Wei Chen to do this, but now that the Zhou Dynasty is experiencing many disasters, Wei Chen thinks that it is His Majesty who is responsible for this. It has never been heard of a woman in the dynasty."
"If the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty knew about this, I'm afraid he wouldn't bless his descendants or the entire Great Zhou Dynasty!"
"Therefore, I hope that after your majesty issues the imperial edict of sin, he will abdicate in favor of a worthy person. I recommend the fourteenth prince to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"
Prime Minister Zuo looked at the new emperor eagerly, with an obvious provocation.
No one from the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty stood up and made any remarks on behalf of the new emperor.
After all, most of them are veterans and have followed the late emperor.
Above the court, the only confidant of the new emperor was Master Xu.
But Master Xu didn't speak, he just stood in the court hall and listened quietly.
"Be bold!"
It was the eunuch next to the new emperor who scolded, "Prime Minister Zuo, you are treasonous!"
"Hahaha, you are treasonous!" Prime Minister Zuo became even more courageous, "Your Majesty is the treasonous one, sitting on the Golden Palace in the body of a woman!"
"This is the source of trouble!"
"How can a woman govern the country? Nowadays, the demon tribe's troops are pressing down on the country, and ruin sects are emerging one after another! This is your Majesty's fault!"
As Prime Minister Zuo finished speaking, waves of coercion came from outside the Jinluan Palace.
People bathed in golden light stood in the sky outside the Jinluan Palace.
There are ten royal elders in total, six of them appear here.
They did not come to support the new emperor, but to force the new emperor to abdicate.
