"What? The Xiongnu Chanyu wants to marry his daughter to me?"
In Yanshou Palace, Zhao Yanxun was surprised when he heard the news brought by Wu Hong.
Not only him, but the concubines in the hall were also surprised at this moment.
Today, I gathered with my concubines at Yanshou Palace. Zhao Yanxun came specifically to talk to the Queen Mother. It was considered a simple family gathering.
"Your Majesty, this is the news sent back by Lord Luo Lunluo, saying that someone has entered Tianyu Pass. Please give your Majesty's permission!"
When the Xiongnu Chanyu marries his daughter, is this guy trying to take advantage of him? Zhao Yanxun slandered.
Of course, this matter does not only concern one woman, but should be considered from the perspective of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"These Huns have good intentions!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
At this time, Cao Miaoyin, who was on the throne, asked: "How does the emperor plan to deal with it?"
Nearly two months have passed, and the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor has been generally repaired, but there is still some unfamiliarity in the conversation.
Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "This matter is of great importance, I have to consider it carefully!"
There was silence in the hall, but after a few breaths Huang Rongrong said: "Your Majesty... the Huns are ferocious and barbaric, and their women are probably the same. You can't let her enter the palace!"
Good guy, Huang Rongrong's words made everyone in the hall glance at her.
To be honest, what she said was a bit rash.
Some people secretly gloated at the misfortune, some secretly laughed at the joke, and some hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.
On the contrary, Zhao Yanxun was indifferent to this and just laughed and cursed: "What do you know!"
Huang Rongrong still wanted to speak, but Lin Jingyu glared at her and told her to shut up.
Zhao Yanxun still wanted to think carefully about this matter, so he did not continue the discussion in Yanshou Palace.
Unfortunately, Luo Lun reported the news publicly, so the matter of Shan Yu marrying his daughter easily spread to the court.
On the second day, during the daily Qian'an Palace discussion, the ministers raised this matter.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu Chanyu married a daughter to consolidate the diplomatic relations between the two countries. I think this is a great good thing!" said the bachelor Lu Chaowen.
Again, after learning that the barbarians in the west were powerful, the courtiers' attitude towards the Huns changed.
It is naturally a good thing to have someone standing in front to resist, and it is necessary to appease the Huns.
In fact, Zhao Yanxun has also thought about this matter carefully, and now after hearing Lu Chaowen's words, he has made a decision in his heart.
"My dear friends, what do you think about this?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
"I think what Mr. Lu Ge said is reasonable!" Cheng Wenguang stood up and answered.
The two cabinet ministers expressed support, indicating that the marriage was indeed necessary.
"I second the proposal..."
"I second the proposal..."
After everyone present expressed their opinions, Zhao Yanxun said: "In that case, let Luo Lun send someone to send the Hun princess to the capital!"
"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"
Marrying a little wife, and being able to involve Shengming in this matter made Zhao Yanxun very emotional, and the ministers became even better at flattering her.
"Let's talk about business!"
"Now that the turmoil in Jiangxi has subsided, the combat readiness levels of the neighboring capitals and garrison stations can return to normal. The Ministry of War will implement this matter as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, Zeng Changsong, Minister of the Ministry of War, bowed and said: "I accept your order!"
Zhao Yanxun continued: "The additional taxes levied from the south have now arrived in Beijing one after another. The Ministry of Household Affairs must keep detailed records and transport grain to the northwest according to the strategy previously discussed by the cabinet!"
"Yes!" Wang Shiwei, the Minister of Household Affairs, replied.
This tax collection caused turmoil in Jiangxi County.
After the government's iron-fisted suppression, the Jiangxi gentry suffered a devastating blow, which made the implementation of two major tasks, grain requisition and land inventory, much smoother.
Even now, while tea fields are being spread in Jiangxi County, other counties in the south are also starting to develop.
Gu Xuan
In the end, Zhao Yanxun broke his promise to Xie Xiaofang.
He had promised Xie Xiaofang that he would be allowed to retire after completing his errands in Jiangxi, but now he asked him to take charge of the inventory of the southern acres.
The workload of the land inventory in the five counties was so heavy that Zhao Yanxun felt a little embarrassed.
To be honest, this type of reform, which has a wide impact and involves deep interests, has to be carried out by a veteran like Xie Xiaofang.
It's a pity that there are too few such veterans.
In contrast, Wang Tinghe, who presided over the inventory of farmland in the Central Plains, had much better luck.
In view of his advanced age, Zhao Yanxun did not impose any additional burden on him because he looked haggard while inspecting the fields.
In other words, Xie Xiaofang suffered the disadvantage of being "young".
Of course, in order to finish the errands at hand, these two will have to wait until next year.
"The transshipment of grain is of great importance. It passes through the capital, Hexi, and Longyou before finally reaching Beidi. The capitals of these four counties must send troops to escort them, and the Privy Council must also make detailed arrangements!" Zhao Yanxun glanced at Chen Anming.
"Wei Chen accepts the order!"
Large-scale military mobilizations are arranged and ordered by the Ministry of War, while escort tasks are handled by the Privy Council.
"How is the investigation of Wang Qianwang's case going now?" Zhao Yanxun asked again.
Of course, Zhao Yanxun knew how the investigation went. Dali Temple just sent the report this morning.
The reason why I asked was that Prime Minister Zhao Yanxun wanted others to understand.
This question can only be answered by Yan Peiji, the Minister of Dali Temple.
"Your Majesty, the case of Wang Qianwang forcing people to rebel has now been basically ascertained..."
Immediately afterwards, Yan Peiji began to explain in detail, making everyone at the scene frown.
"Have you heard that? A magistrate who has read the books of sages has forced the people to rebel in order to gain benefits. Even if such a person is sentenced to death, it will not be able to offset his crime!"
"Now that Wang Qianwang is under investigation, there are so many officials in the Jin Dynasty. How many Wang Qianwang are there? How many of them are his students? And how many of them are his township party members?"
The following paragraph is entirely a question to the senior officials present.
Standing up, Zhao Yanxun walked to the center of the hall and said in a bad tone: "Mr. Cheng Ge, Wang Qianwang was recommended by you, and I fined you your salary... are you convinced?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Wenguang quickly replied: "Weichen is convinced!"
Zhao Yanxun continued: "This is the first time. I can give you a lighter punishment, but if there is another time... I will punish you severely!"
I only heard Cheng Wenguang reply: "Yes, I will be very careful in the future!"
The two sang in harmony, making everyone in the hall understand the meaning.
At this time, Zhao Yanxun said again: "Everyone in the palace is the mainstay of the court. You should take Wang Qianwang's incident as a warning. Everyone's students are in the same year as the township party. Everyone should be restrained and don't cause me any more trouble!"
None of the ministers answered because they did not know how to answer.
On the way back to the dragon throne, Zhao Yanxun suddenly asked: "How will Dali Temple judge Wang Qianwang's crime?"
Naturally, this matter was discussed before, and Yan Peiji replied: "This is reported to the emperor, and I intend to sentence him to execution!"
Zhao Yanxun asked: "Zhan Lijue? Is it too easy for him?"
"Please give me your Majesty's permission!" Yan Peiji said quickly.
Zhao Yanxun immediately said: "Shout Chi in public and serve as a warning to others!"
The Lingchi punishment was honestly frightening to everyone present.
In an era when doctors could not be punished, beheading was a big deal, and Ling Chi would undoubtedly be difficult for people to accept.
We are all officials, so we don't want to have the possibility of being punished, so we instinctively want to object.
Of course, instinct is just instinct. Facing the emperor Zhao Yanxun, they can only hold their words in their hearts.
After looking around, Yan Peiji replied: "I accept the decree!"
With him making the summary, even if others have opinions, they have no chance to speak out.