Liu E in the Zichen Palace frowned slightly and reached out to pinch the bridge of her nose, which was slightly sore. The three princes below had already begun to tit for tat. The three of them had three different ideas. Originally, Liu E thought this was a good thing and could check and balance Wang Zeng.
The balance between Lu Yijian and Lu Yijian seems to be a little inappropriate now.
Three people and three ideas, no one could convince anyone. Wang Zeng believed that this was a disaster caused by the corruption of local officials, and Cui Jien and others should be captured. As for Zhou Congzhi, his purpose was to arrest criminals. Although it was inappropriate, he did not
wrong.
However, in Lu Yijian's view, it was completely the opposite. He believed that Cui Jien and others were at fault, but it was not serious. It was normal to treat the Xiqiang people with excessive expropriation. It had happened before, but this time it happened to catch up with Zhou Congzhi and others.
They were just arresting criminals, but the matter became a big deal because Zhou Congzhi and others leaked the information and caused misunderstanding among the Xiqiang people.
Therefore, the fault mainly lies with Zhou Congzhi and others in arresting the Xiqiang criminals. Cui Jien and others were only implicated in this matter.
As for Wang Qinruo, Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian had different ideas. He believed that this was caused by the long-term bad governance in the northwest border states and was the result of the previous court's failure to take care of the border areas.
What are you doing? This is directed at Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian. In the previous court, it was difficult for the husband to preside over it. You, Wang Qinruo, criticized it as soon as you came. Isn't this the same as making Wang Zeng and you look bad?
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Although Liu E's goal was achieved, unexpected buck-passing still occurred, which made her a little dissatisfied, but she also knew that this was the best situation at the moment, and it was better than Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian fighting each other.
Most of the power in the court is in the hands of these two people. Now Wang Qinruo's appearance makes them both more wary. They must be wary of Wang Qinruo and the other party.
"You gentlemen have been arguing here for a long time. Do you have any way to quell the chaos in Huanzhou?"
Liu E finally spoke, and the three people who were criticizing each other below became quiet. However, neither Wang Qinruo, Wang Zeng, nor Lu Yijian paid attention to this matter.
As a matter of peace, Lu Yijian was the husband of the court, and he slowly said: "The saint does not need to worry, this matter is a small matter for foreigners, the court only needs to issue a document to reprimand Zhou Congzhi and others, and order Cui Jien and others to do so.
Return the overtaxed grain, and the imperial court can exempt the Qiang people from paying part of the tax, so that the rebellion of the Western Qiang can be put under control!"
This time the other two people did not object to Lu Yijian's words. In their opinion, the Western Qiang rebellion was a trivial matter. Most of the Qiang people lived in Gansu and Liangzhou, and they had to be somewhat afraid of the Song Dynasty after they had surrendered to the Song Dynasty.
The Qiang people in Huanzhou were bullied, and they were naturally unwilling to accept it, but rebellion was not a trivial matter, and the Qiang people in Ganzhou and Liangzhou did not have the courage to get involved.
Liu E was slightly angry in her heart. She didn't expect that the matter that she had been worrying about for a long time was nothing at all in the minds of these three husbands, and they could handle it easily.
Killing an official to rebel is a serious crime, but it depends on which official is killed. Is a minor official responsible for collecting grain also considered an official? In the eyes of Lu Yijian and others, they are just exiled officials. If Cui Jien and other Huanzhou officials were killed
, then there is nothing to hesitate about, just punish him with the fury of thunder.
But at the moment, the situation in Huanzhou is not that big and can be solved with just a decree. In the view of the three of them, punishing Cui Jien and Zhou Congzhi and giving some benefits to the Xiqiang people will calm down the matter.
Now that she had confidence in her heart, Liu E no longer worried. She finally figured out that these three husbands were just taking the opportunity to criticize each other in front of her.
It seems that his method of balancing the court is indeed effective.
"In this way, an official document was issued in the name of Zhongshu to sternly reprimand Cui Jien and others. Zhou Congzhi was appointed as the deputy commander of the security army, Ma Qianju, and was also appointed as the official of Tian.
The commission officer is demoted to the rank of sergeant!"
Lu Yijian immediately bowed and said: "Sage Ming Jian!"
Wang Zeng was about to say something else, but Liu E had already turned around and left the Zichen Palace. She was tired of listening to the long speeches of the three princes in this palace.
The only thing she felt comfortable about was that she saw Wang Qinruo's role in it. Originally, she could only choose one of Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian for how to deal with things, but now she had another person for her reference. In this way, Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian could
Be more careful and meticulous.
Wang Qinruo's method may not be good, or even very clever, but as long as he gives an explanation, the other two people must be very careful...
The Xiqiang rebellion in Huanzhou was resolved in Liu E's eyes. After working hard for a while and looking at Zazi, Liu E naturally wanted to relax a little, so she went to Shengping Tower.
Shengping Tower is a rare building with a high ceiling and a main hall in the palace. From here, you can almost see the entire palace scene. Palace people shuttle like ants below, and the prosperity and noise outside the palace will be transmitted here to some extent.
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In this life building, Liu E felt that she had truly become the center of power in the Song Dynasty, a presence similar to the emperor.
"Empress, Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Bao Ci Sect, look..."
Lan Jizong whispered in Liu E's ear that the eldest princess was different from others in that she was a close relative of the Tian family and had direct access to the family in Houyuan. Ordinary people did not receive such treatment, and she was very friendly with the official family.
When she heard that her sister-in-law had arrived, Liu E smiled slightly and said, "She spends all day in the mansion taking care of housework and business. I thought she had forgotten the family ties of the Tian family! I want her to come over and talk to me.
Talk, oh! I’m probably thinking about Yi’er, so I went to the official’s house to show his aunt a good life, so as not to say that I, the eldest lady, have treated her nephew badly.”
Lan Jizong heard a hint of sourness from Liu E's mouth, and immediately laughed and said: "What do you think of the saint? Who doesn't know that the health and intelligence of the official family is the result of the saint?! As for the eldest princess, she is really busy. The Li family and Yunzhong
The princes and counties have begun to cooperate in opening a new business, called Puhui..."
"Ha... No wonder he is so busy. If so, what other news is there? I am curious. He, Li Zunxu, is a smart man. He has such a big business in his family and he still insists on getting involved with Ye An. I don't know if this is being done to him.
Are they taking advantage of this?"
Lan Jizong said with a smile: "The saint doesn't know something. The connections here are not small! I heard that Ye Hou entered into a business with Li Jiaguan, saying that they were betting against each other and establishing a contract. The two families spent almost all the money on the business together.
Establish Puhui Company, and from now on we will advance and retreat together, and share the accounts together, but if there are risks, we must bear them together, and the money we get will be divided 50-50."
Liu E looked at Lan Jizong strangely: "Where did you get the news? My sister-in-law is very smart, can she do such a stupid thing?!"
Lan Jizong smiled bitterly and said: "How dare you deceive the saint! This secret is in the gambling contract proposed by Ye Hou. If the business fails to reach the amount expected by the Li family after it starts to make profits, then Ye Hou will have to repay Li
The family will pay a high amount of compensation, but if it is reached, the Li family will give an additional 10% of the income to Ye Hou."
"Hiss... Ye An is so brave, he actually dares to make such a bet!"
"Isn't that so? The servants were all frightened by his all-out effort. Xinlingfang is such a big industry! Coupled with his family's wine business and Lan Kwai Fong's livelihood, even though he is not a wealthy family in Tokyo, But it can be considered quite a large scale.”
Liu E nodded slightly, but also frowned and thought. Ye An had never been a reckless person, and the note he gave to him before also explained the benefits of the Tian family lending money to the people.
However, because the Third Division's calculations about Zuo Zangku were too slow, there is still no clue about the matter...