In the main tent, Chen Qing listened to the report from Lu Gang's deputy Zuo Botang.
"Your Highness, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty did not attend the coronation ceremony of Empress Dowager Wei on the pretext of illness. Only more than thirty ministers and a dozen generals attended, but several prime ministers did. Resignation letters were piled up on the desk of Prime Minister Qin Hui.
Special envoy Lu did not attend the ceremony, but envoys from the Kingdom of Jin attended the enthronement ceremony of Empress Dowager Wei, and hundreds of thousands of people came to watch the excitement and beat gongs and drums, which was quite lively and festive."
Chen Qing burst out laughing. The solemn enthronement ceremony turned into a lively and festive ceremony, which was quite interesting. Lu Gang's failure to attend the ceremony was of course a matter of principle. Although the Yong Kingdom secretly supported Empress Dowager Wei's ascension to the throne, he could not support it openly.
Even the Special Envoy's Office had to evacuate Lin'an, leaving only the Beijing News as a temporary contact point.
However, since he was supporting Empress Dowager Wei's ascension to the throne, some gestures had to be made. Chen Qing ordered the army to withdraw north and west. The North Route Army retreated to Pingjiang Prefecture, the West Route Army retreated to Huizhou, and the South Route Army retreated to Taizhou. At the same time, the garrison was greatly reduced.
, lowering the level of garrison generals. The North Route Army was reduced to 40,000 people, led by Li Fuxing, the commander of the capital. The West Route Army and the South Route Army were both reduced to 30,000, led by the commanders of the capital Wang Duo and Hu Yantong. That is, a hundred thousand troops surrounded them.
Lin'an Prefecture.
But this only relieves the pressure on Empress Dowager Wei. It does not mean giving Huzhou, Jiaxing Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture and other places to her. These places already belong to the Yong Kingdom. Empress Dowager Wei's territory is still only Lin'an Prefecture. If she dares to send troops to break through Lin'an
If the boundary line of the government is reached, the Western Army will not hesitate to send troops to annihilate it.
After arranging the army, Chen Qing immediately went to the Jiangnan states to inspect, appease the officials, reduce taxes and fees, and allow the people to rest and recuperate.
In the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Shengfei reported to Empress Wei Chen Qing's supportive attitude. Empress Wei was relieved by the substantial withdrawal of the Western Army, but the principle of the Western Army withdrawing without giving up territory made her very angry.
After thinking for a while, he said: "It doesn't matter if the army doesn't go in, we don't have that many troops to station, but my envoy wants to go to Lingnan, and the traffic must be kept clear. Besides, what does it mean if the envoy withdraws?"
Zhu Shengfei said quickly: "Weichen has already told the other party that they requested that the Lingnan Passage be kept open, and they agreed. In addition, the special envoy's withdrawal was only superficial. In fact, the newspaper office served as a communication function. As far as Weichen knows, Lu Gang is still there
Inside the newspaper office.”
"It's so hypocritical!" Empress Wei cursed.
"There is one more thing that I need to remind Your Majesty!"
In fact, everyone knows that the so-called ownerless land is the land of the powerful. In other words, most of the good land in the south of the Yangtze River has been obtained by the government, and farmers can rent it for a long time with very cheap land rent. According to the report
When it comes to land rent, 20% of the annual harvest of grain is indeed very cheap compared to the 50% of the land rent paid by the powerful.
"What's up?"
Everyone was reading the newspaper, and someone suddenly exclaimed, "I understand, he is still the same official! Nothing has changed, only his official position has changed."
In a small teahouse in Sanqiao, dozens of people were chatting enthusiastically, basically discussing the content of today's "Beijing News".
Everyone asked: "What information can you tell me?"
He didn't pay attention to this. Liu Zilu quickly read the inscription of the article below. It was actually Lu Gang. He immediately understood that this was indeed a major hint! Lu Gang was in the newspaper office.
Queen Wei was a little hesitant. Meihuawei's reputation was too bad and she was worried about causing public outrage again.
Liu Zilu's heart was moved, and he quickly opened the newspaper and took a closer look, and saw Wang Sui'an, the governor of Huzhou, Liu Ji, the long history, and Zhang Guangwen, the magistrate of Wucheng County. He was familiar with these officials. They were the original magistrates, tongpan and county magistrates, and they were still the same team.
Nothing has changed, His Highness King Yong didn’t even change a single official.”
"His Royal Highness King Yong actually came to Jiangnan. This is a big signal! Tell me, will His Highness King Yong directly wipe out the old witch and set foot on the Golden Palace?"
At the end of the report, the officials who accompanied His Royal Highness King Yong during the inspection were mentioned: Huzhou Governor Wang Sui'an, Changshi Liu Ji, and Wucheng County Magistrate Zhang Guangwen. This seemingly ordinary report actually hides many mysteries, but the most important point is that
, His Highness King Yong is in the south of the Yangtze River.
At this time, someone laughed and said, "You guys! You didn't understand the information conveyed in the newspaper at all."
"We need to establish an internal affairs army under the command of His Majesty as soon as possible, so that if someone wants to secretly collude against His Majesty, we can detect and suppress it in time!"
"Your Majesty, you need evil people at any time, just like Wu Zetian needs Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen. Your Majesty can establish a smaller internal guard, set rules for them, take advantage of surveillance, and avoid the shortcomings of evil. The key is
We really need an army like this."
"In fact, the Song Dynasty can no longer be revived. There is no heir to the throne. Our royal family has been wiped out. The son of the crown prince in Jingzhao has changed his name. In addition, King Yong worked hard to wipe out the Tartars and pacify the world. Finally,
If a person who is nothing becomes the emperor, not to mention that all the military officials will not do it, even ordinary people like us will not do it!"
The discussion was lively. There was a middle-aged man sitting in the corner, silent and listening to everyone. This man was Liu Zilu, the craftsman supervisor. He had already submitted his resignation letter and was feeling depressed. He was drinking tea in the teahouse.
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"A total of five major messages were conveyed. The first is that King Yong is here. Needless to say, everyone knows this. The second is land. The land is not distributed to the poor, but is taken as official property. The third is land rent. It is clear that land is owned by the government.
Rent is 20% of land income. All rich farmers should change it quickly! If you don’t change it, you will have to farm your own land in the future. The fourth is to promote business. It is clearly proposed to reduce or reduce business taxes and encourage business. The fifth is the most critical and the most hidden. Everyone
Let’s see who is accompanying His Highness during the inspection?”
At noon, the "Beijing News" appeared on the streets of Lin'an again. The front page of the newspaper was the news that His Highness King Yong visited Huzhou and promised a group of old farmers tax exemption for three years. King Yong also announced that all the unclaimed land in the south of the Yangtze River would be taken over by the government.
, giving farmers a very low rent to rent crops, and the income subsidizes various government expenses.
Empress Wei nodded, "I will arrange it as soon as possible!"
"I think too much. The old witch destroyed the Song Dynasty. This is a good thing! If King Yong destroys the old witch now, will the Song Dynasty be reborn? So it will definitely not be destroyed now, and the old witch will definitely be rampant for a few more days.
"
At this time, the man just now smiled again and said: "Actually, there is a sixth hidden message. Who wrote this article?"
"You mean the Plum Blossom Guard?"
Many big restaurants and teahouses in Lin'an have closed down, but this has given many small pubs and small teahouses business opportunities. A lot of big things have happened during this time, and everyone wants to know the latest situation, so every small teahouse and tavern is full of customers.
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Liu Zilu no longer hesitated. He put away the newspaper, put a handful of money on the table, and went directly to the newspaper office.
"This is absolutely true. There will never be another Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
It was indeed very inconvenient outside the city. The newspaper office moved back again and the ruins of the old walls were cleaned up. The newspaper office set up seven or eight large tents, and one unburned building was left as a warehouse.
When Liu Zilu walked to the door, a concierge stopped him, "Excuse me, what do you want me to do?"
Liu Zilu took out his name card and handed it to the concierge, "I'm looking for Special Envoy Lu. Please give him my name card!"
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[I have something going on at home today, so I only have two updates! Sorry.]