Four hundred and thirtieth chapters shocking change
Li Shengfu.
On this night, the lights were brightly lit in front of the mansion. Li Sheng came out early in a fancy dress and stood on the steps in front of the mansion as if waiting for something.
In the daytime today, the old King Li Tongguo of the Jin Dynasty was buried. According to the rules, the coronation ceremony of the new King will be held in three days.
Although it is just a change of vassal kings, it will not be as grand as the emperor's ascension to the throne, but it is still a major event in the Jin Dynasty. Fortunately, we have been prepared before, and now everything is ready, just waiting for the auspicious day to arrive.
Li Long can then ascend the throne as the new King of Jin.
His father was buried, which was a major event. Li Sheng took the initiative to invite Brother Wang to his house for a banquet. The reason was that he would give Liu Xiangxiang to Brother Wang tonight.
Knowing that Li Sheng finally figured it out, Li Long was very happy and quickly told Shen Tuwei the good news. Speaking of which, today was the deadline given by the other party. Li Long really didn't know how to answer him before.
, now it’s fine, it can be considered a satisfactory explanation.
Li Long was so happy that he agreed to attend the banquet. The entire Li Sheng Mansion was busy for a while, and Li Sheng, the owner, went to the gate to greet him personally. He seemed to be standing around excitedly and walked back and forth outside the gate of the mansion, but in fact
He was nervous and worried.
No one knew. Just this afternoon, Liu Xiangxiang's cousin had captured Tian Yu, the old aide to the King of Jin, in the mansion, and was now locked up in a wing in the backyard and guarded.
This was naturally Liu Xiangxiang's idea. Of course, he had obtained Li Sheng's permission beforehand. But he didn't know that the cousin Liu Xiangxiang mentioned was actually the martial arts master Shen Tuwei.
The so-called Shen Tu fell in love with Liu Xiangxiang and used this to put pressure on Li Long, but it was just a drama prepared by the former Princess Di. The purpose was to stimulate Li Sheng and force him to stand up and rebel.
After getting to know many people, Princess Di came to the conclusion that Li Long was difficult to control and difficult to use. Even so, she overthrew him and brought in a more well-known Li Sheng, which would be more helpful.
Princess Di’s next plan.
How did Li Sheng know this? He just didn't want to lose Liu Xiangxiang, but he didn't know that every move he made was part of their calculations.
Li Long didn't know the story behind these either. Considering that it was his brother who invited him, and it was related to the princess, he must have wanted to save face. Even so, what if he gave the other party face? As long as he could get Liu Xiangxiang to ask for it.
It is a good thing to come out and hand it over to Shen Tu without hurting the brothers' feelings.
Little did he know that after taking this step into the mansion, Li Long would never be able to leave. Today would be the day of his death.
Although Li Long was very relieved about his younger brother, the guards around him still did their duty, and a hundred people came. Even the master Shen Tuwei accompanied him, but little did he know that this master had already betrayed him and took him with him
This is the reason why Li Long died.
When he saw the mighty team approaching in the distance, Li Sheng's originally nervous heart began to beat faster. He didn't know whether Liu Xiangxiang's so-called cousin was reliable and whether he could take down this hundred-man guard.
It's just that at this point, Tian Yu was arrested by himself, and now there is no way back.
Bite the bullet, Li Sheng met Li Long's team. After the carriage stopped, he stepped forward to salute respectfully and say hello.
"Hahaha, second brother, you don't have to be so polite." Li Long laughed and walked out of the carriage, supporting Li Sheng's slightly bent body, and then the two brothers walked into the prince's mansion hand in hand.
...
The seventeenth year of Hanchang.
As far as Daqian is concerned, it is a good harvest year.
The newly reclaimed wasteland is full of grain. With the stimulation of three years of tax exemption and two and a half years of tax, a full 300,000 acres of grain fields have been opened.
After the new grain came down, it flowed into the market, so that the people of Daliang City would no longer worry about going hungry. The imperial court also took this opportunity to vigorously collect grain. For a time, the treasury was filled with new grain, and people were so happy that they came to inspect it. Emperor Qianwen couldn't stop laughing.
"Okay, okay. It should have been like this a long time ago." Looking at the piled granary, Emperor Qianwen narrowed his eyes and said with satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, the people learned that it was the imperial court that collected the grain, and they all cooperated very well. Now it is the common people who have received the money, and the imperial court has received the grain. How do you say this in the words of Duke Zhongguo?" Rui, the Minister of Household Affairs, who was following the inspection. Bu Tong also had a happy face and kept talking.
"It's a win-win situation." Yan Fu, the eunuch manager on the side, reminded him softly.
"Yes, it's a win-win situation, hahaha." Rui Butong nodded quickly, and then a smile spread all over his face.
It is true that when the autumn grain came down in the past, the court did not think about collecting it. After all, everyone knows that new grain is much more delicious than old grain, and it is richer in taste and nutrition. But at this time in previous years, the grain was mostly It is controlled by those rich and powerful people. After all, most of the land belongs to them, and the food produced will naturally be decided by them.
The imperial court could only pick up some of the old grain released by the powerful. In comparison, not only was the price not low, but it was also not suitable for preservation. Unlike this year, the newly reclaimed wasteland was all decided by the people, and they were grateful. Under the policy of the imperial court, of course it must be supported, and this creates a win-win situation.
"Yes, this is a win-win situation. Well, it seems that people should be encouraged to reclaim wasteland next year, and the Ministry of Revenue must treat this as a major issue." Emperor Qianwen was happy, affirmed the current policy, and made an outlook for the coming year. .
"No." Rui Butong immediately clasped his fists and agreed, with a look of confusion on his face.
The emperor can see the benefits of reclaiming wasteland, and he can't see it either. Can't those wealthy and powerful people see it?
This is because the new land has just opened, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the results in the first year are not very good in comparison. But after we have the foundation, the next year will be much simpler. I am afraid that by then, these wealthy families will It’s time for the powerful to reach out everywhere.
Taking things by force and turning others' things into your own, isn't this always the specialty and favorite thing of the rich and powerful?
As a result, these newly cultivated grain fields will inevitably fall into the hands of those people. When that happens, they will not only take advantage of their status and privileges not to hand over grain to the court, but they are also afraid that they will pass it off as good and replace it with old grain. Let's make new ones and sell them to the court as grain.
If that happens, everything will return to its original state. The people who have been deprived of their farmland will have no way to sue, and they will have no choice but to become tenants of the rich and powerful. They will have to live a hard year again, but they may not be able to have enough food and clothing. during the days.
In the final analysis, it is still a problem of the system.
If the privileges of the powerful are not taken back, it is simply impossible for the country to develop. Even if there are one or two good ideas, if the system and policies do not change, everything will eventually return to the same as before. In the end, it will only benefit the privileged class with connections. .
Rui Butong thought of this, but he didn't mention it. It's not that he forgot, but that he had limited strength and couldn't mention it.
Not to mention that Rui Butong himself is a member of the powerful and has immediate power. To put it simply, if he dares to raise it, he will be an enemy of all the privileged classes. At that time, I am afraid that he will be shattered to pieces. .
Today's Daqian does not have an imperial examination system, but uses a recommendation system. That is, all officials come from recommendations among officials. Over time, officials, officials, and mutual protection are naturally formed and cannot be broken by one person.
If you must stand up and fight against it, if you make a mistake, you will lose your fortune and your soul will disappear into the world.
Rui Butong thought of it, how could Emperor Qianwen not think of it?
But what can he do?
Isn't his current throne the result of the support of the privileged class? If he leaves these people, I am afraid that his throne will be unstable and he may be pushed down at any time.
Even if he knew that there would be such a result, how could Emperor Qianwen still dare to try it casually? All he could do was to take care of the common people as much as possible while taking care of the privileged class, so that they would not starve to death or freeze to death. He is called a Mingjun.
It is said that the emperor is the most powerful person in the world, and often his words can lead to death thousands of miles away. But if you don't stand in this position, you won't know the truth that you can't stand the cold at high places; you won't know how difficult this position is. The danger is great, if you make one wrong move, you will be carrying an axe, and thousands of arrows will pierce your heart.
Let's just move on.
This may be the true thought of Emperor Qianwen now. No matter what, under his rule and efforts, the people can live very well this year, which is enough. As for the future, haha, who can say what will happen in the future? Is it clear?
Just when the emperor had a smile on his face but didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, a young eunuch quietly came to the side of Yan Fu, the general manager, and whispered something in a low voice.
"Oh? Please step back first." Yan Fu's complexion suddenly changed color, and then he strode to Emperor Qianwen's side and bit his ear in a low voice.
"Go back to the palace." Emperor Qianwen, who was originally in high spirits, seemed to have been poured cold water on him in an instant. His expression changed drastically. Without even saying hello, he strode towards the palace.
All the way back, when we arrived at the Yangxin Palace, the Emperor's Chief of Guards, Dai Mubai, was also standing in the palace waiting.
The difference from the past is that Dai Mubai did not kneel, but stood. Regardless of this small change in treatment, in fact, it happened for a reason. It was not for anything else, just because Dai Mubai had broken through from the peak of Huajin. Reached the realm of master.
Before that, Dai Mubai was the number one master of the Da Qian Kingdom. He also used his status as the Chief of the Imperial Guard to continuously find ancient Kung Fu books from various places and learn from them. Coupled with his own talent, he finally succeeded in three days After breaking through the shackles before, Daqian finally had his own master.
After becoming a Grand Master, he can meet the emperor without kneeling. Therefore, he is standing now instead of kneeling.
"What's going on?" Emperor Qianwen turned around and sat on the golden dragon chair, then stared at Dai Mubai intently. It was true that the other person was a master, but he was still his subordinate, and he was still looking at his subordinates who had grown up, so he spoke naturally. What kind words are needed?