Ah Liang took the snacks and entered the palace city with a puff of smoke.
"Master, please slow down!" the chamberlain who had been waiting for him shouted after him, fearing that if the young ancestor fell, they would be in trouble.
Han Ji and He Lianrong, who happened to come to see King Qin, saw this scene and were thoughtful.
"The chamberlain and the nobles share weal and woe and get along day and night. It's no wonder that the nobles have great trust in the chamberlain from now on." Han Ji shook his head, "However, this matter is beyond our control."
"You are thinking too much." He Lianrong said: "Read more history books and you will find that if the emperor did not give his approval, how could those servants suppress the court and dominate the court?"
"Yes, that stupid emperor."
"Emperors are so stupid that they let others manipulate them. So, do you think it matters whether the servants have authority?"
Han Ji nodded, "What you are saying is that if the emperor is held hostage by his servants and his servants cannot rescue him, then the dynasty will also be destroyed."
"This is what His Highness said that day." He Lianrong touched his bald head and said, "If the descendants of future generations are like Hu Tu, instead of causing chaos in the world, it is better to drive him out and change the dynasty."
"Isn't there a good way?" Han Ji felt that this was not like an imperial act.
"The dragon gave birth to nine sons, and the sons are different. This is what His Highness said. Your Highness does not believe that his children and grandchildren will always be virtuous. What do you think?"
A chamberlain came out and said, "You two, please come with us."
The two followed him into the palace.
When we arrived outside a palace, we heard King Qin inside ask: "Which dim sum is here? It tastes pretty good."
"From the Lin family."
Ah Liang said: "I have eaten delicious food, so I bought it for Aye."
"What about your grandma? Where's your brother's?"
"Well!"
"Hey! Qin Ze didn't do things well."
"My slave is here."
"Send these snacks to the Queen and Erlang, but Erlang won't eat much because his teeth are bad."
"yes!"
Only then did the chamberlain go in to report.
Then Han Ji and He Lianrong went in.
A Liang was in plain clothes, and King Qin was eating snacks. When he saw them coming in, he threw the snacks into his mouth and clapped his hands, "You are just in time to wait. There is someone in Chang'an County who is begging to be a slave. You can investigate this later."
"Yes!" Han Ji agreed, and then said his purpose of coming, "His Royal Highness is about to ascend the throne. After all, Northern Xinjiang is the land of Longxing for His Highness. Do you need to be extra kind?"
The King of Qin thought for a while, "For hundreds of years, the people of Northern Xinjiang have defended the country and guarded the border, and countless people have been killed and injured. For hundreds of years, the people of Northern Xinjiang have supported the army with their own hands. I should not forget it, and the Tang Dynasty should not forget it."
Forget. In the next three years, taxes in Northern Xinjiang will be halved."
"Your Highness is wise." He Lianrong said: "The people in northern Xinjiang will definitely be happy and excited when they hear this."
"They were so happy that the Hubu people were probably crying." Han Ji said with a smile.
"No." King Qin said, "The harvest over there in Southern Zhou Dynasty is not small, enough to fill the hole in the past three years."
After the Southern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, countless money and grains were seized. The accompanying civil servants who counted them were dumbfounded and said that the Southern Zhou Dynasty was rich. The demoted officials of the Southern Zhou Dynasty said angrily that the accumulation of hundreds of years of the Great Zhou Dynasty was here. These hundreds of years
The accumulation of food made King Qin full, and he was waiting for it to be slowly transported to Chang'an.
With this money and food, the King of Qin had the confidence to challenge the big families and dignitaries in Guanzhong. Otherwise, others would just give you a hard time and put you in a dilemma.
To be honest, King Qin sometimes envied the failed candidate from another world.
Don't worry about anything, smash the country to pieces and kill whoever you want.
"The streets of heaven have trampled all the bones of the prince!" King Qin shook his head. If he did this, he would probably become a tyrant in the eyes of the world.
It's not scary to become a tyrant. What's scary is that from then on, people from that class become your mortal enemies.
Unless there is a thorough cleaning, such methods are useless - the fate of the failed candidate is a lesson learned from the past.
But if it was thoroughly cleaned, the entire Tang Dynasty would be in chaos.
At that time, how to control Datang?
After all, it was because of the lack of a reliable team of officials.
In Northern Xinjiang, the first group of outstanding students have already become county magistrates, and over time, they have become county magistrates, governors... and above the court.
But even if they are used to exchange blood for the officialdom, who can guarantee that they can maintain that positive spirit? Who can guarantee that they will not degenerate into the same urine as these officials now?
From the emperor's point of view, human nature should be evil.
Countless thoughts were swirling in King Qin's mind, which eventually turned into a fierce force.
change!
Turn around the atmosphere in this officialdom.
Otherwise, this Tang Dynasty will still slide down uncontrollably.
"Your Highness." Hua Hong came, "The Empress said that the palace in the harem is very empty."
King Qin was startled, "Don't ask me about such things."
"yes!"
Before he ascended the throne, there were many things to do. King Qin was very busy, and Zhou Ning was also busy.
"If when His Highness ascends the throne, I am the only one in the harem, and if word spreads about it, should I be said to be jealous, or should I be said to be deeply in love with you?"
Zhou Ning is looking at the roster. The roster was sent by the people below. It contains the list of women in the palace who are now available for King Qin to choose.
Aunt Guan glanced at Yi Niang and said, "According to His Highness's temperament, it's more mature than raw."
At this point... Zhou Ning wanted to roll his eyes.
Since entering the palace, Yi Niang has been staying in the harem. Every day when there is nothing to do, she walks around alone.
"It all depends on His Highness's wishes," Yi Niang said.
At this time Hua Hong came back.
"Mother, Your Highness said, don't ask him about such things."
"Then what should we do?" Guan Auntie didn't know what to do. "If we get some women that His Highness doesn't like, the harem will be uneasy!"
When the King of Qin returned to the palace, he felt very bad when he saw the crooked women or the women he didn't like. Will he compete with the Queen later?
Zhou Ning glanced at Yi Niang, "What do you think of Yi Niang?"
Yi Niang smiled and said: "It seems that we all misjudged Your Highness."
"Oh!" Zhou Ning had a lot to do. Not only did she have to take care of King Qin's backyard, but she also had to take care of two children. Women who entertained those important ministers were not as clear-minded as Yi Niang, who was focused on King Qin.
"His Highness said not to ask him. We all thought it was because His Highness was embarrassed to say it... But in my opinion, it was because His Highness was impatient."
Yi Niang smiled and said: "He doesn't care about this at all!"
Aunt Guan glared, "You can't! Look at those emperors, which one doesn't belong to the seventy-two concubines of the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard?"
Men, how many can control their crotch?
"Your Highness can!" Yi Niang raised her head slightly, her eyes confident, "Otherwise, over the years, there will already be countless women in Your Highness's backyard."
When Auntie Guan thought about it carefully, it was true.
In recent years, King Qin's women are really very few, no, they can't even use one hand.
Besides Zhou Ning, there was Changling, the eldest princess of the Northern Liao Dynasty. As for her family, it was Wu Luo's place.
Three women.
Yi Niang said: "Jiang He'er will leave His Highness sooner or later, and that He Lian Yan. He Lian Yan's place is a bit special."
"The Imperial Guards are the eyes and ears of the emperor, and they cannot be in charge unless they are close confidants. He Lianyan, we still have to see what His Highness wants." Aunt Guan knew everything, "This seems to be enough."
…
"Shabby!"
The old thief and Wang Laoer were questioning each other in a wine shop across the street from Xianjie in Chang'an County.
The person who answered was an evil young man who smiled apologetically and said: "The villain gave the man a penny and made it clear immediately. Chen Fa found them half a month ago and promised the family a thousand yuan. In addition, the rent will be reduced by 30%."
Conditions. He also promised them that the rent would not be increased for a hundred years. So those who were good people had to become slaves if they didn't do it."
"It's so shabby to sell my whole family for just one thousand dollars!" The old thief shook his head.
"One hundred dollars is too much to sell a whole family." Wang Laoer squatted beside him eating dried meat. "When I was a beggar, I saw a whole family selling themselves for eighty dollars. In exchange for the money
I treated a man in my family, but the disease was not cured, and the money left was just enough for burial."
"Eighty dollars?" The old thief took a breath, "Is this person so worthless?"
"We! In the eyes of the nobles, we are just stupid dogs." The evil young man was also filled with emotion. "The villain also has some friends who travel all over the country. They say that there are refugees in many places. Let alone eighty yuan for those refugees, as long as anyone is willing to give them
For one mouthful of food, the whole family is willing to make cows and horses for him. This man is worse than a grass dog!"
Chu dog: a grass-rooted dog.
"This is what Your Highness calls ignorance." The old thief coughed dryly, "Then maybe Chen Fa can find him?"
"Villain..." The evil young man wanted to give it away, but the old thief smiled sinisterly and said quickly: "Villain immediately asked the brothers to inquire, but... there is no food, wine, and reward for this kind of thing, and those brothers are not willing to do it.
ah!"
"Where's the brotherly loyalty?" the old thief asked.
"Brotherly loyalty can only be found when we are well fed."
"Take it!" The old thief threw a small piece of silver over, "When you find it, give me another piece!"
The evil young man took the silver in a daze, took a bite, looked at the traces, and said happily: "Don't worry, noble man!"
The old thief and Wang Laoer went to the palace to report the incident.
"Chen Fa?" King Qin knew that this was just a minion, "This matter should not be taken lightly. It is best to catch them all in one go."
"Yes!" The old thief was obviously much more respectful. He was not like a second-rate king. He looked around like a country bumpkin after entering the palace, and asked the chamberlain leading the way to remind him several times.
The Jin Yiwei also came to ask for help, but King Qin just asked them to assist.
"On matters like this, you have to be a local coward. The Imperial Guards are about to enter Chang'an, so take your time."
The King of Qin's expectations made Jielong so excited that he kicked out his subordinates and ordered them to develop informants and expand their power.
Chen Fa is currently in a house separated by a wall in Chang'an County.
"This is called darkness under the lamp!"
Chen Fa said with a smile.
There was an old man sitting opposite. He had a rather stiff mustache and looked a little strange. He pointed to the county next door and said, "That man is about to ascend the throne. According to what he has done in northern Xinjiang, our life will not be easy.
"
Chen Fa nodded, "What are the roots of a big family? Land and population. That scoundrel is quite good. Last time, while the master was away, he encouraged those slaves to emigrate, more than 100,000 of them! Those people were heartbroken, but the master and his family were not here.
What can we do? It’s good now that the master is back. He gritted his teeth and looked at the empty fields, wishing he could kill that man.”
The old man sighed: "This is all fate."
"What destiny?" Chen Fa sneered, "Even if you are daring, you don't want to think that once these aristocratic families and local powerful people join forces, not to mention him, the Tang Dynasty will be turned upside down!"
"The fate I mentioned is the fate of people." The old man's eyes were full of memories, "What are our masters and those aristocratic families afraid of? Why did they dare to make a fuss about this matter before that person ascended the throne? It's all because of this."
"Hey! Then you should tell me."
"In that year, the filial piety to the emperor was made the prince, and the court loudly said that the people of the Tang Dynasty should not be slaves. Moreover, the big families accepted the population, and from then on these people no longer paid taxes. If things go on like this, the big families will be rich but the country will be weak, and the ministers will be strong and the master will be weak. Sooner or later, there will be consequences
It’s something I can’t bear to say.”
The old man looked at Chen Fa, "That man is going to ascend the throne. It is said that a son will never change his father's will. And judging from his past words and deeds, this man is more radical and sharper than his father in honoring the emperor. Don't forget, honor the emperor."
No matter what, he would not dare to encourage more than 100,000 slaves to leave the country. If he had been like this back then, he would have been abolished long ago without being charged with molesting the emperor's concubines."
"Tsk!" Chen Fa clicked his tongue and said, "Both father and son are ruthless people!"
The old man smiled and said: "My father is dead, I see! This rebellious son will not have many good days left."
…
"Right here!"
Not far away, the evil young man pointed at the house next to the county house and said.
The old thief sneered, "Damn it, no wonder I can't find her. She was hiding here."
