On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Daye, Yang Guang left for Beijing.
It took almost a year from leaving Beijing to returning to Beijing. Yang Guang took half a million people to almost half of the north. There is really no emperor in history who likes to visit as much as he does, but it has to be said that the emperor's visit to visit is a matter of course.
A good thing, but Yang Guang's patrol is not a good thing.
The original intention of the inspection tour should be to inspect local government affairs and civil affairs for the purpose of rectification, but Yang Guang's inspection tour was just for eating, drinking and having fun, which consumed local finances.
He ignored the original meaning of "Xun" and enhanced the color of "Xing".
Before leaving, Dugu Feng'er recommended a person to Pei Shuying, Zheng Anrao. She hoped that Pei Shuying could protect him in the capital in the future.
Although Zheng Anrao has a good background, and the background is not small, after all, he cannot be compared with Yang Ming.
Dugu Feng'er would not leave on her own, and although Dugu Zuan wanted to send someone to kidnap her back to the capital, he did not do it in the end.
Yang Jian was also taken away, and he knew in his heart that he would not be able to return to Luoyang until the accounts in Hebei were settled.
Half a million people passed through Tongguan in a mighty manner and returned to the capital for Daxing.
Originally, everyone thought that given the emperor's energy, a court meeting would be held the day after returning to Beijing. In fact, this was not the case. Yang Guang excused himself from being tired from the journey and stayed away from the court for three days without even summoning any officials.
But everyone knows in their hearts that the storm will come in three days.
Today, the Prince of Qin's Mansion is full of elders, more than twenty of whom are of the third rank or above.
Everyone has nothing to avoid now, because they all know in their hearts whether Yang Ming can be the prince or not, it will only be a matter of these few days.
Yang Yinjiang, who had become the concubine again, also appeared in the meeting. She originally did not plan to participate in the discussion, but Yang Ming hoped that she would come.
Because of the presence of Yang Yinjiang, the Hongnong Yang family took reassurance and had a backbone, so they would work even harder in the decisive battle.
Therefore, Pei Shuying is also there, because the family behind her is also very tough.
In the center of the hall, there is a pile of files, memorials and personal letters, all of which are Yang Xian's numerous crimes.
Yang Ming did not directly introduce the topic at the beginning, but asked everyone to take a look at the dossier letters.
"Those memorials among them were copied from Menxia Province. The original memorials are still in the palace. I think your majesty will see them in the next few days." Yang Ming said, "Everyone should also take a look and tell us about yours."
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The pile of letters brought to Su Wei were all from the Cui family in Qinghe. Su Wei read them carefully and remained silent.
He could guess that the Cui family in Qinghe was now on Yang Ming's side. The contents of these letters were more scolding than the last. After all, the old Cui family was really hurt this time.
People often say that the most fearful thing in life is losing both people and money. The Cui family is in such a situation right now. Most of their money has been robbed and taken away, and they have also lost a lot of people because of the local rebellion.
There were even branch members of the family who were directly killed by the refugees and cut off their incest.
But Su Wei also knew in his heart that these letters were mostly exaggerated, and the Cui family's losses in Qinghe were definitely not as serious as they said.
If it were really that serious, the rebels would not be named Gao, but Cui.
As for the Cui family's huge reaction this time, they probably chose to take sides and completely bet on Yang Ming.
Time passed little by little, and people in the hall started to cry.
Among them, the one with the highest official position is Lu Chu, the new internal historian. He is from Hebei, and the contents of these files and letters all record the tragic events that happened in Hebei last year.
Don't think that people are really sad. Most of the officials who can reach the fifth rank or above are already cold-blooded animals. The death of a son may not necessarily be very sad, let alone the death of a person from his hometown.
Those who truly serve the country and the people at heart include Gao Xi and Niu Hong, and the others are all terrible.
When people cry, they are just pretending. It means that I am a soft-hearted person who cares about love and cares about the elders in my hometown.
Those sitting here today are all ruthless people, and no one would believe him.
But Lu Chu still said: "The crime is extremely evil, the crime is extremely evil."
As for who he was scolding, he himself did not dare to say it. If he was scolding Yan Pi, with his current level, he could definitely name him.
Yan Bi is sitting down there right now. How can you scold him?
At this time, Yang Ming suddenly thought of an idiom: It's too many to write.
This idiom has not been invented yet because the originator is Li Mi.
The original words are: Exhaust the bamboos in the Southern Mountains, and the crimes of writing will not be exhausted; if you break the waves of the East China Sea, the evil will never be exhausted. This sentence is aimed at Comrade Yang Guang.
Today's discussion is too crowded and complicated, so the real bosses will not reveal their true inner thoughts. Instead, they will discuss the matter and make some baseless complaints about the file in front of them.
Gao Xi sat on the left side and looked at Yan Bi with a frown, saying in a deep voice:
"I'm afraid you won't be able to get away with it this time. You are the canal supervisor. Hebei has become like this. Yan Gong can prepare for his funeral."
He was deliberately intimidating the other party, because Gao Xi knew that Yan Bi was definitely afraid of death and would not take the blame, otherwise he would not have gone to Zhuojun early. If Yan Bi wanted to get rid of the relationship, there was only one way, and that was to take all the
The blame was all placed on Yang Jian.
Gao Xi just wants to force him to go down this road. If you don't sue Yang Jian, you will die. If you sue, you will have a chance of survival. Make your own choice.
Yan Bi had already made a special choice. He took the initiative to come to Qin Prince's Mansion this time just to seek protection.
He has suffered a big loss once in his life, and he will definitely not be able to bear it again.
As early as the Kaihuang period, Yan Bi had served as Yang Yong's crown prince and the chief of the imperial guard. Later, when Yang Yong was deposed, he was implicated, received a hundred canes, and was assigned as Yang Su's slaves along with his wife.
Yang Su is really awesome. He did not treat Yan Bi harshly, but kept speaking for him. So two years later, Yan Bi first changed from a slave to a commoner. After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he was recommended by Yang Su to the Ministry of Industry.
, it can be said that he has survived this disaster.
In front of so many people, Yan Bi would definitely not express his position, but just said:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's hard for me to take the blame. It's hard to take the blame."
Pei Ju guessed what kind of medicine was sold in Gao Xi Gourd, and said directly:
"It is only a preliminary estimate that the death toll in Hebei has reached 600,000. Let alone a third-level official of Yan Gong, even a first-level official cannot withstand this crime."
Yan Bi broke out in a cold sweat, did you two do it on purpose? Do you think I am cowardly enough?
"It's hard to take the blame," he still said.
This is a smart person. I admit my sin, but don’t expect me to bear it alone.
At this time, there was a "pop" sound, and Niu Hong slapped the file in his hand on the table in front of him. His face turned red, and he looked like he was suffocating, but he didn't say anything.
When an official reaches his level, he really cannot say anything carelessly, and every word needs to be carefully considered.
Niu Hong was really going crazy. The construction of the North-South Canal was originally a project that was reluctantly launched in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong before recovery. The situation at that time had already been decided. The project could only be done slowly to minimize losses.
, if Yang Zhen had not intervened in the project, so many people would not have died like now, and it would have led to rebellions in several counties.
"If Hebei is not appeased, the population may plummet, which will be detrimental to the country and unsettling to the people," Niu Hong sighed.
Yang Yinjiang said: "As for appeasing Hebei, the King of Qin has already written a memorial, asking your Majesty to exempt slaves from servitude and grant land in Yizhou, Jingzhou, Southwest and other places. Once the taxes on the acres of land are collected, all of them will be replenished in Hebei."
, the goods transported up through the canal from the south of the Yangtze River are also given priority to be sold to Hebei. Now is an extraordinary time, and we must take extraordinary measures. We can only make everyone suffer and calm down Hebei first."
This policy is completely aimed at aristocratic families. Smart people have long seen that the emperor is using a drag-and-drop trick. He says it is two years, but two years later it will still be two years.
According to the emperor's large-scale construction projects, I am afraid that this policy will not change for the rest of his reign, and it will naturally become a permanent policy in the long run.
The people in the hall now, their families have basically accepted this policy, because most of them are from the north.
As the saying goes, we are not worried about scarcity but inequality. We have been exempted from it, and other places should indeed be exempted from it.
Therefore, Niu Hong agreed: "The King of Qin's best strategy seems to be this one at the moment. If Shu and Jingzhou alone support Hebei with all their strength, Hebei will be able to recover in less than three years."
"It is difficult to quench the thirst of the near by water from afar," Pei Ju said with a frown: "This policy sounds absolutely feasible, but in fact it is difficult. Whether the excess taxes collected from Shu and Jingzhou can really be used in Hebei is not yet known. The Ministry of Civil Affairs
Half of the annual expenditures are different from the budget at the beginning of the year. How to use the money collected and where to use it? It depends on the current situation, not what we take for granted."
"Isn't it enough to just use the money exclusively?" Niu Hong frowned.
It works in theory, but it doesn't work in practice. Pei Ju couldn't explain it clearly. The emperor is about to tour the west and plans to build Chi Road. Do you think the money collected can really be used in Hebei?
Pei Ju could only say: "It is best to discuss a policy that can really benefit Hebei. For example, the princess just said that goods from Jiangnan can be given priority to Hebei. We can add another one to this, allowing Hebei to pay on credit."
Niu Hong was stunned and said: "This is a temporary solution but not the root cause. The imperial court still owes Hebei a debt. Now you are asking others to pay the debt? I'm afraid it doesn't make sense, right?"
"To correct Mr. Niu, it is the King of Qi who owes the debt, not the court. The court did not borrow grain from Hebei," Pei Ju said with a smile.
You are so cruel, what do you want to do? Niu Hong understood instantly, do you want to default on Hebei's debt?
What could Yang Jian use to repay the debt? Or should he rely on the treasury? Niu Hong was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead.
At this time, Yang Ming finally spoke:
"This policy is not very appropriate and needs to be discussed. Hebei still has to pay back the money. As for how to appease Hebei, we will think about it in private. We will discuss it carefully when the court meeting is held."
When Yang Ming made such a statement, Niu Hong breathed a sigh of relief:
"It is unrealistic to exempt Hebei from taxes, but now that two canals are opening one after another, maybe we can let Hebei really reap the benefits of this river."
Yang Ming nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, focusing on water transportation and supplementing it with policies is the key to appeasing Hebei."