Above the court, Hong Zhengfei was still talking about old things from the past, but they were just trivial things.
Zhuo Junyan has lost interest.
He looked at the emperor's throne in Changping Hall.
Then walked over.
Arriving in front of the throne, he slowly sat down.
When all the officials saw this, they knelt down one after another.
Just as he was about to call His Majesty, Zhuo Junyan already said: "I will not be the emperor, and you bunch of sycophantic and spineless idiots should not call me Your Majesty. I am sitting here just because this is the only thing here."
Get a chair...I'm tired of standing."
With a flick of the finger, the four-sided mirror shattered.
Scarface God is here, never look in the mirror again!
All the officials were stunned.
Then, Zhuo Junyan just leaned on the armrest, propped his chin, and waited quietly.
When I have nothing to do, I even sing to myself, and a poem called "Jiumen Memories" sounds softly.
"It's a pity that a place full of old love, all the clothes are old and worn out, and there are endless stories of underworld... I stumbled into Tianjia by mistake, and persuaded me to put down the sand in my hands..."
Outside the main hall, the guards guarded the arena, their faces solemn.
Further away, there are countless palace guards, who are frightened and confused.
There is nothing like this in the world!
Here, Shen Zhengyuan also felt uninterested for a while after asking what happened.
He had also thought that one day he would question Hong Zhengfei and the others why they treated him like this.
But until this moment, I suddenly discovered that Hong Zhengfei was just a poor person.
But the real culprit was killed by his half-brother. Even if he wanted to take revenge, he would have no way to take revenge.
At this moment, he let go of everything in his heart, and finally just shook his head and said: "The most ruthless emperor's family. Although you sent people to hunt me down, there was a reason for it after all. I don't want to blame you anymore, and I won't kill you. However, this emperor, I
I won’t let you do it either.”
Hearing this, Hong Zhengfei was stunned: "What did you say?"
Shen Zhengyuan had already said to Zhuo Junyan: "Führer! When I was in the palace, only my fifth brother Zhengyan was pretty good to me. Zhengyan is a respectful man and has never had any ambitions."
Zhuo Junyan propped up his chin: "I don't care, as long as you are willing."
"yes!"
Shen Zhengyuan turned to the officials and said, "Go and invite my fifth brother."
A guard hurriedly ran away.
After a while, Hong Zhengyan was invited to the hall.
This is a young man with an honest face. His mother is just a concubine with the lowest status. There is no power in the family. He never thought of becoming an emperor in his life. He never expected that the position of emperor would fall from the sky and fall on him.
As a result, I am still confused and confused at this moment.
However, the civil and military officials never gave him a chance and pushed him to the throne without any hesitation. The crowd shouted like a tsunami: "Kowtow to your majesty!"
Hong Zhengyan looked at the officials in the audience, extremely nervous: "Ninth brother, you... what do you mean?"
Shen Zhengyuan smiled: "It's nothing. In fact, there is nothing good about being an emperor. You have to worry about the world and have a lot of things to worry about. Once you become the emperor, you will be in charge of this country from now on. I hope you can fulfill the duties of an emperor. Mo
You have to live in a dream. If you have any problems, you can also come to us. With the power of the king, no one dares to disrespect you."
Hong Zhengyan was at a loss and nodded blankly.
Although he is honest and honest, he is still a prince after all, and his basic mentality is still there. At this moment, he looked at Zhuo Junyan and said respectfully: "I would like to ask the head of state for advice on how the Yue Dynasty should deal with itself in the future."
Zhuo Junyan was "forced to give up his throne" and stood on the throne again.
After hearing what Hong Zhengyan said, he thought for a while and said: "The emperor is supposed to serve the country and the people, but in the end he always cares about himself. There is only one person, but he occupies a thousand acres, with three palaces and six courtyards.
What kind of emperor can one person be? Your ninth brother is right. You are not made to enjoy the throne by being made emperor, but to manage some personnel affairs. From now on, it is necessary to be more frugal with royal expenses. For example, the country
Expenditures should be separated from royal expenditures. Royal expenditures are calculated separately and cannot be used to arbitrarily occupy state expenses..."
Zhuo Junyan arrived casually and had already cut down everything the emperor could enjoy.
The last sentence: "From now on, fifty thousand taels of silver a year will be enough."
The annual expenditure of fifty thousand taels of silver was still a sky-high expense for most people, but for the emperor, it was simply a rip-off.
Even Shen Zhengyuan couldn't help but say: "The imperial palace has thousands of people and nearly 10,000 soldiers, and 50,000 taels of silver is not enough."
Zhuo Junyan smiled and said: "The royal guard can be reduced, and this part of the expenditure belongs to the state. There is no need to go from these 50,000 taels. If someone rebels, aren't we still there? Fifty thousand taels of silver is a personal expenditure. Of course.
, I know it’s still not enough, but it doesn’t matter. Why do you need so many servants? There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the emperor only has a second brother. Can he use it? He just occupies the manhole and doesn’t shit! How many women can he marry with fifty thousand taels of silver a year?
, how many servants you can use, you can handle it at your own discretion. If there are fewer people, the money will naturally be enough."
All civil and military officials were surprised when they heard this.
An official shouted: "This is absolutely impossible. The emperor regards the world as his home. He cannot be powerful unless he is strong..."
Zhuo Junyan turned his head and glared. The official was hit hard and his head exploded.
This scene frightened everyone so much that they knelt down one after another.
Zhuo Junyan said coldly: "Xiao He is the leader among the dog officials in the world. His nonsense is regarded as a model! Now that Zhuo is here, history books will redefine it, and Xiao He is the number one thief!"
What the civil servant said was what Xiao He, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, said.
In 199 BC, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, returned to Chang'an after quelling the rebellion and found that Prime Minister Xiao He had ordered the construction of the Weiyang Palace. It was magnificent and extremely luxurious. Liu Bang was furious and accused Xiao He: "The world has been in chaos and has been fighting hard for several years, and the outcome is unknown.
Isn't it too much to build such a luxurious palace?" Xiao He replied: "It is precisely because the world is not yet very stable that we can take the opportunity to build palaces. Besides, the emperor occupies the land all over the world. Otherwise, it is not enough to reflect the majesty of the emperor. Build it more magnificently.
, so that future generations will never be able to surpass it." After hearing this, Liu Bang turned from anger to joy.
His original words are: "The world has not yet been settled, so it is possible to move to the palace accordingly. Moreover, the emperor has his home all over the world. He is not magnificent and has no great power, and he will not be able to add to it in future generations."
To put it bluntly, it was just a flattering remark that gave the emperor a high-sounding excuse to indulge in extravagance.
Of course, this is what history has said. Is it true? Not necessarily!
The greater possibility is that Liu Bang wanted this himself, but he needed a righteous name and had the work done by someone below him so that he could shirk his responsibility.
So Prime Minister Xiao came up with the saying that "the emperor cannot be powerful unless he is strong", which made it natural for the emperor to be extravagant.
All shameless things require axioms. They cannot be described by oneself, but must be explained by others.
So many dictatorships, monopolies, extravagances, and massacres were all suggested by subordinates. As for the boss? I was just confused.
At this time, the so-called leader guides the people below becomes nonsense.
All debauchery comes from the bottom; all greatness and righteousness come from the top!
Of course, this is also a good thing for the officials below.
The emperor is extravagant, how can hundreds of officials be free?
If you are greedy for ten thousand, it is not too much for me to get one thousand, right?
If you only take one hundred, what should I do?
But with Zhuo Junyan, it doesn't work.
The reason he didn't become emperor was that it was a tiring job and he had to be responsible for the world.
On the other hand, if you become the emperor under his nose, you really want the world to be fair.
Want three palaces and six courtyards, with countless servants?
What do you think of beauty?
If you want to be the emperor like this, then I might as well do it myself.
At this moment, Zhuo Junyan said something about the Spring and Autumn Period, emphasizing the beauty of good, evil, and re-determining royal expenses.
He raised his voice and said: "There are three thousand beauties in this palace, and I happen to have three thousand elite men under me. I think so, fifty thousand taels of silver a year can't support these many people, and the excess will be given to my guards."
.Those concubines and maids may not be favored once in their lives and end up in a deep palace, never to see the light of day again. It is better to join my subordinates and have a way out."
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His words were righteous and confident, and the escort was beaming with joy.
Let me go, this is the woman in the palace, who is not the most beautiful woman in the world?
Even if she is an ordinary palace maid, she is also beautiful and upright in appearance!
Without waiting for Hong Zhengyan to reply, Zhuo Junyan already said: "Geng Dabiao, go to the harem. Except for the people in His Majesty's palace, the others include those rare antiques, silver taels, and rare treasures. Leave 10% behind and leave the rest."
Pack up! As for the ladies, there must be no less than 3,200, and there must be a reserve team for the ladies! If not, we can find people from the families of these officials to help!"
The officials hurriedly said: "Enough, enough!"
"Yes!" Geng Dabiao said happily: "Now I have a wife. By the way, my lord, do you want to leave some for you?"
"I don't have to!" Zhuo Junyan waved his hand: "Remember, each person can only have one, and no grabbing is allowed. They will be distributed according to level. It is best to draw lots, which is fair. Take the rest back to the brothers in Luozhou!"
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
Suddenly something occurred to him, and Zhuo Junyan added: "By the way, there are also these dog officials. Check their salary and family assets. Anyone who has family wealth that is not in compliance with their salary will be searched. If there is resistance, they will be killed."
As he spoke, he looked at the civil and military officials and said with a smile: "Just think of me as a rebel. If someone else's family rebels and goes to the imperial city, they will confiscate their homes and exterminate their entire family. All the women will be sold to the Jiaofang Secretary! I am considered the most powerful person.
The rebellion of benevolence and righteousness only confiscates the house, does not exterminate the clan, and does not even want the world. What do you do next, continue to do whatever you want, if you can, continue to make money, I don’t care!"
After raising it, I strode out of Changping Hall, only to see wind and clouds everywhere and endless rain falling.