Chapter 76 Don't spend money to buy officials, I'm just spending money to enter the harem?
Ten miles away from Qianyang City, a group of officials in official uniforms were leading a group of officials, squires, and common people. They stood on their feet and looked at the official road ahead, while whispering:
"Are you coming?"
"There's no movement yet..."
"Wait patiently and don't disobey your Majesty!"
At this moment, I suddenly heard a "ta-da-da" and the sound of rapid horse hooves.
"Is this coming?"
"Everyone, please stand up quickly!"
"...Hey, please help me take a look. Are there any irregularities in your clothes?"
The people who were greeting him couldn't help but be a little hurried, for fear of being disrespectful and offending the Holy Master.
In the sight of everyone, they saw on the official road in the distance, first the Yunlong flag was flying and the sound of hunting was heard. Then more than a hundred cavalrymen with bright armor and gorgeous wings and parasitic harness appeared, and they came galloping in formation.
The galloping war horses and the roaring sound of the horses' hooves hitting the ground made the eardrums of everyone on the train ache. The mighty and neat formation and the chilling impact of the cavalry made everyone on the train feel dizzy and did not dare to look directly.
In just a moment, more than a hundred cavalrymen arrived in front of the crowd, and immediately stopped their horses.
The cavalry general with gorgeous armor at the head stood upright on his horse and shouted loudly:
"His Majesty's word comes!"
"Wherever the parade goes, the government must not forcefully recruit people to greet the parade, disturb the people, and delay production! Wherever it passes, the people do not need to avoid taboos!"
"During the welcoming period, each government office will arrange for officials to maintain operations, and government affairs must not be slacked off!"
"Local officials and country squires are not allowed to give gifts to accompanying officials for any reason or in any form. However, if there is any violation, the crime will be increased and the Dali Temple will deal with it!"
Xiao Cheng issued an oral order, and the officials and squires waiting here were dumbfounded when they looked at the officials and people who had been summoned by them early.
I wanted to show the support of His Majesty from the officials and people of the Qielan Mansion, but who would have thought that His Majesty was unwilling to mobilize the troops. Isn't this just flattering and flattering the horse?
The prefect of Qielan Mansion responded the fastest. He quickly led the officials around him to bend down and salute, and shouted:
"I respectfully obey His Majesty's instructions!"
After seeing off the imperial cavalry, the prefect suddenly jumped up and said urgently to the people behind him:
"Quick, quick! Send back all the people who don't want to stay here!"
After everyone heard this, they immediately reacted and quickly arranged for people to take away those people who did not want to wait here.
After being in a hurry for a while, as soon as the arrangements were made, I saw the complicated and luxurious emperor's ceremonial guard, surrounded by the jade boat that could only be ridden by the emperor, slowly coming under the guard of more than ten thousand elite forbidden troops. Behind the jade boat,
It is a Baiguan frame that stretches for miles.
The current emperor of Dayun Kingdom, Xiao Cheng, has arrived!
Looking at the majestic ceremonial guards and carriages in front of them, showing the royal majesty, everyone in the Qielan Mansion took a deep breath, forced themselves to calm down, and then led the remaining people to kneel down on the ground and pay homage.
Dali, Zhongshan shouted:
"I, my ministers, welcome your majesty! Long live, long live, long live your majesty!"
The sound of the mountain shouting spread all around.
The emperor's guard of honor slowly stopped. Xiao Cheng's voice came from the jade banquet:
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" everyone shouted in unison.
The honor guard dispersed, and the great eunuch Feng Bao who was waiting in front of Xiao Cheng walked out slowly holding a bright yellow imperial edict and said loudly:
"Following the heavens and responding to the times, and receiving my name, Emperor Dayun gave the order:
It has always been the rule of the emperor to govern the world, to be far and near, to provide for the common people, to share the benefits of the four seas, and to have the heart of the world as his heart. To protect the country so that it is not in danger, and to govern so that it is not in chaos.
Today, I am traveling around the country to observe the people's hearts and investigate the sufferings of the people. The local government and the accompanying officials should not disturb the people. If the accompanying officials bully the people and damage the farmland, they should be dealt with severely! Punishment, imperialism, etc.
, the officials of the third division of the temple accompanied the procession. If the people have grievances, they should be accepted immediately. If there are any obstructions in the local area, they will be dismissed immediately and investigated!
Kudos to this!"
This imperial edict was a bit harsher than the oral edict just now, which made the officials of the Qielan Mansion tremble in their hearts.
There are even many officials who have begun to recall whether they have ever done anything to oppress the people. If they are found out at this time, it will be a big deal!
After the imperial edict was read out, everyone hurriedly shouted:
"O ministers, please obey the holy orders!"
Xiao Cheng, who was wearing imperial robes and a crown, walked out of the jade banquet, waved his imperial robes, and said loudly:
"Get flat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone kowtowed and then stood up.
Xiao Cheng looked around at the local officials who were kneeling to greet him, and said warmly:
"My tour here must have caused you to delay a lot of government affairs. I will use this place in Qielan Mansion to hold a banquet tonight, firstly to express my gratitude to the civil and military entourage for their hard work, secondly as a reward for delaying political affairs, and thirdly.
Let’s take this opportunity to invite local gentry Rui Lao to the banquet and have fun with the people!”
Such a gentle attitude made the local officials and squires who had just been humiliated couldn't help but breathe a little sigh of relief, and hurriedly bowed down and bowed again, shouting:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The prefect of Qilan Mansion hurriedly stepped forward and said:
"I, the officials and people of Lan Mansion, have swept the city to wait for Your Majesty, and are ready to go. Your Majesty has been on a tour here and has been working hard all the way. Please go with your ministers to rest first."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded slightly and said:
"Okay, let's get started!"
This Qielan Mansion is just a not prosperous city under the rule of Dejiang County. Naturally, it is impossible to build any palace for Xiao Cheng's tour. Xiao Cheng's temporary residence and the residence of hundreds of officials are just houses dedicated by local wealthy businessmen.
Xiao Chengzhu was used to deep palaces and courtyards. This kind of private residence, which was carefully polished and elegant in every aspect, was quite interesting.
After resting for half a day, under the control of the palace waiters and the Qielan Mansion Office, the dinner was ready. Accompanied by Suixin civil and military officials, local officials, and local village elders, Xiao Cheng had a banquet before he stopped.
When I returned to my temporary home, it was already late at night.
Although the lights in the room were on, Yang Yuhuan, who had vowed to wait for Xiao Cheng to come back, unexpectedly fell asleep on the table in a daze. After Xiao Cheng came back, he hugged her
Any movement on the bed could wake her up.
Nan Rongshu and the other three were naturally a little tired of staying in the palace all day long. After learning that Xiao Cheng wanted to go out on a tour, they all wanted to follow him.
It's just that Xiao Cheng's tour this time is not that simple. He even wants to take this opportunity to attract all the forces that are ready to take action and eradicate them in one fell swoop. In this case, he naturally does not want to take the three of them with him.
After much talk, Nan Rongshu and Bian Liuyun were finally detained in the palace on the grounds that the prince could not leave his mother at a young age and could not bear the bumps.
On Yang Yuhuan's side, Xiao Cheng really had no excuse to refuse, and he pitied her for being trapped in a deep palace at such a young age, so he took her with him.
Looking at Yang Yuhuan, who was sleeping soundly due to the bumpy journey and fatigue, Xiao Cheng couldn't bear to wake him up, so he had to ask the accompanying maids to take care of him, then turned and left.
Feng Bao, who was waiting at the door, saw Xiao Cheng coming out after waiting for a while. He rolled his eyes and hurriedly came up to him and said:
"The gentry and wealthy merchants of Qilan Mansion have presented several pictures of beauties. Would your Majesty want to take a look at them?"
As he spoke, Feng Bao pursed his lips and smiled, frowning slightly at Xiao Cheng, showing an expression that your majesty would understand.
Xiao Cheng rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"Keep it for yourself and watch it slowly!"
Feng Bao's smile faltered, and he said with a hint of sarcasm:
"Slave, this slave is a eunuch, what's the use of looking at it..."
Having said this, Feng Bao quickly approached Xiao Cheng's ear and lowered his voice:
"Your Majesty, the wealthy businessmen of Qielan Mansion have spent a lot of money! These women who were sent here all brought with them a lot of dowry."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he became even more angry and glared:
"What do these people mean? This Great Cloud Kingdom has become so corrupt? Send a woman to the palace and throw money at her? Are you doing your old habit again and making money behind my back?"
When Feng Bao heard this, he was so frightened that he almost knelt down and quickly explained with a grimace:
"Your Majesty warns you, especially in your ears. This slave will never dare to..."
He pursed his lips and continued:
"There is a rumor going around in the government and the public that if a woman wants to enter His Majesty's harem, she has to spend money."
Xiao Cheng frowned and couldn't help but said:
"Who spread all this nonsense? Let Dongchang investigate later!"
Seeing that Xiao Cheng didn't believe it, Feng Bao could only clasp his fingers and say:
"Your Majesty, you see, this Nanrong Zhaoyi took the entire Ailao tribe and millions of people from the tribe as dowry before entering the palace. And Yang Zhaoyi was also the one who was originally from the four families of Yang, Ma, Qu and Tao.
, I emptied my family fortune and collected more than 900,000 taels of silver to send it in. There is also Concubine Bian, who Xia Guo spent 2 million taels of silver to send to attack!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, his eyes suddenly widened and he retorted:
"Fart! Shu'er stayed in the palace because she fell in love with the courage in my chest and has nothing to do with the Ailao tribe. And Yun'er, the two million taels were the money Xia Kingdom paid for peace after its defeat... As for Yu'er
, that was when the court situation was initially decided, and in order to show their loyalty to me, the four families sacrificed all their family resources to contribute!"
【White Ceka, Yaotao Li
Card effect: (Permanent) Relatives have a probability of recommending famous concubines and ministers. Each time you get a famous concubine, you can get the charm of the concubine * 10,000 in funds. Negatively, the influence of the person who recommends the famous concubine will be increased by 100
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Card explanation: How can it be so beautiful? It is as beautiful as peaches and plums. It is like clouds, so it is beautiful. The IKEA room is beautiful, but it is harmonious.]
Before he took power, Xiao Cheng drew a white policy card, and if he got a famous concubine, he could get the corresponding silver tael. When Yang Yuhuan entered the palace, Xiao Cheng obtained nearly one million taels of silver through this card.
Bai Yin. This effect was never triggered, and Xiao Cheng almost forgot about it.
I don’t know when it happened, but the matter of entering the palace was rumored and spread like this.
Seeing Xiao Cheng's appearance at this time, Feng Bao opened his mouth and said cautiously:
"Well, Your Majesty, that's a lot of money."
Xiao Cheng suddenly waved his sleeves, stood with his hands behind his back, and hummed:
"Am I that kind of person? Send them all back!"
Feng Bao opened his mouth and muttered, half aggrieved and half regretful:
"Your Majesty, the total is one million taels..."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he suddenly paused.
One hundred thousand taels...
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
I thought that I had paid more than a hundred thousand taels of silver, and it didn't sound good to have a reputation of being greedy for nothing. But I never expected that it turned out to be as much as a million taels of silver.
You know, last year the Yun State's annual tax was only seven to eight million taels of silver!
Needless to say, this Qielan Mansion must have produced a famous concubine and activated the effect of [Yao Peach and Plum].
After a while, Xiao Cheng coughed slightly, looked at Feng Bao, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Ahem, then, stay?"
When Feng Bao saw this, he knew that Xiao Cheng's heart had been shaken, and he immediately nodded and said:
"It's all the good intentions of the people. Your Majesty, it's better not to refuse!"
Xiao Cheng touched his nose, hurriedly walked down the steps, nodded in agreement:
"I thought about it, and I still think you are right!"
Don't blame Xiao Cheng for not having principles, the cost of the cruise is really too high!
Throughout the ages, the emperors of the past dynasties have visited places. If they just patrolled and did not show kindness, it would be disturbing the people! If the people's popularity does not drop, it is a good thing. How can it be like a game, just patrolling casually, and the popularity of the people will rise?
At the banquet just now, Xiao Cheng gave an old man over seventy years old in the Qielan Mansion, two pieces of cloth, and eighty shi of rice. If any of the heirs in the family served in the army, each family was given twenty kilograms of meat and one hundred shi of rice.
.The tuition fees for children under ten years old in Qielan Prefecture to attend book schools are also exempted.
Also along the way, in order to avoid making the people dissatisfied, the items used by the ceremonial convoys and accompanying officials were not provided by the nearby people, but were purchased from the people of surrounding prefectures and counties at a price that was 30% higher than the market price.
Only when an emperor parades like this to stimulate local consumption and provide preferential policies and subsidies can he be kind to the people and stabilize the people's hearts! Wherever he goes, the people always think of Xiao Cheng's good deeds.
It's just that, the cost of this tour is naturally higher. Since leaving the capital, the palace treasury has been spent more than 700,000 taels of silver in bits and pieces.
If you accept this, you will get back all Xiao Cheng's expenses since he went on tour, and even make an extra three to four hundred thousand. No matter how you think about it, you won't be at a loss!
"Slave, are you going to make arrangements now?" Feng Bao asked again.
Xiao Cheng paused for a moment, waved his hand, and said:
"Get settled first, don't let others neglect you!"
"yes!"
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In Qilan Mansion, in a house, although they were wearing cloth clothes and straw sandals, their temperament was particularly outstanding. Several men who looked like they were no ordinary people stood in the hall, constantly looking around.
The leader of the group, looking at the grand, exquisitely furnished and noble house in the mansion, could not help but stare slightly and said in surprise:
"Junior brother, is this your home?"
One of the men heard this and said hesitantly:
"I have been studying in a sect for many years, so I don't know much about it, but others said that my father moved here... but it seems, it does seem a bit different, and he may have gone to the wrong place!"
Upon hearing this, all the fellow apprentices breathed a sigh of relief.
You took the wrong step, that’s good!
After all, we are usually poor together, ah, no! We are advocating frugality together! If you suddenly become the son of a rich family, all the brothers will really not know how to continue to get along with you...
The junior brother looked around again at this time, and then said with more certainty:
"It shouldn't be my family. No one in my family was that poor back then."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the fellow apprentices suddenly froze and they froze on the spot, not knowing how to answer the words.
Good guy, you hide it deep enough!
Outside the lobby, the sound of footsteps was heard.
Everyone turned around and saw a middle-aged man who was dressed in noble clothes and had a similar appearance to the junior brother, walking quickly into the lobby.
"Yu'er, it's really you!" The middle-aged man's tone was full of surprise.
"Dad, is it really you?" There was an inexplicable hint of panic in this junior brother's tone.
I have such a huge family fortune, and my father has already completely destroyed it after just a few years of absence?
The middle-aged man was even happier now. He laughed loudly for a long time and then said:
"Yu'er, dad has good news for you! Today's emperor came to my Qielan Mansion. Your dad and I made a decisive decision and dispersed all the family wealth. Finally, everything is in order! Hahaha, your sister is about to enter the palace, and our family is going to be a royal family member.
It’s a relative of the country!”
The junior brother's eyes widened again, with a look of disbelief on his face, and he exclaimed:
"I have a sister?"
When the middle-aged man heard this, he coughed lightly and said:
"Ahem, don't worry about it, she will be your biological sister from now on..."
The junior brother's eyes were blank and he was stunned on the spot, obviously unable to accept the rapid development of things.
Even though I have only been out for a few years, why have I changed so much?
At this time, those senior brothers, headed by those senior brothers, led the junior brothers behind them, bowed slightly to the middle-aged man, and said:
"I've met my uncle. I went out with Junior Brother Gongsun Yu. I took the liberty to come here today. I'm really disturbing you!"
When the middle-aged man heard this, he turned his head slightly, smiled, and nodded enthusiastically:
"Okay, okay! You are Yu'er's senior brothers, and you feel like you are at home here!"
The leading senior brother stood up slightly, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he said:
"The majesty that my uncle is talking about is the current Emperor Yun who is visiting Qielan Mansion today?"
The middle-aged man heard this and said without thinking:
"Otherwise, who else could it be?"
As soon as these words came out, the senior fellow leader looked up and looked at Gongsun Yu, who was not clear about anything. He was slightly startled.
After a moment of silence, he bowed again and said in a deep voice:
"If that's the case, then we can't disturb you today!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
At this time, Gongsun Yu finally recovered from his surprise, and saw that his senior brother was suddenly about to leave, so he quickly asked in confusion:
"Senior brother, didn't you agree that you would rest at my house today?"
The leading senior brother looked at Gongsun Yu, forced a smile, shook his head slightly and said:
"Think about it carefully, but it seems a little inappropriate. Our Mo family advocates frugality. If we live in such a luxurious house, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep... As for junior brother, you haven't seen your family again for a long time, so you might as well stay at home for today.
, let’s say goodbye!”
When Gongsun Yu heard this, he was a little unresponsive and said:
"Senior brother, what are you talking about!"
The Mohists advocated frugality, but they did not hate the rich. Why did their attitude change drastically when they saw their own situation?
The leading senior brother was about to leave, but he suddenly turned around and looked at Gongsun Yu, with a serious look on his face and a deep tone of voice:
"Junior brother, you must remember that you and I are just walking together!"
After saying that, he ignored the confusion on Gongsun Yu's face and the puzzlements of all his fellow juniors, and immediately turned around and left...
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Actually, I quite like that kind of funny writing style...