CHAPTER XXVIII
Unconsciously sighed again. Thinking of this situation, I felt that I was still distracted, and I was so surprised.
I glanced at Prime Minister Su and Solo Cheng, both of whom had only glanced at me since I appeared, and the rest of the time was to look at the yellow fold in my hand, frowning and thinking.
Looks like today's problem is none of my business. I think something big should happen in the DPRK and China.
It's a little confusing, every time I come to see the emperor, I always meet him dealing with big things. This has been done many times, and I am also aware of my situation.
It's business as usual today. I was conscious of the fact that I had to kneel in front of everyone again. How long they will kneel depends on how long it takes them to solve the problem. It made me feel ashamed. The Emperor's intention was nothing more than to humiliate me in front of everyone.
Kneeling is already a very reluctant thing for me with democratic ideas. In order to survive, in order to survive, I try to follow the rules of this world. Inside, I also hypnotized myself that it was normal for the son to kneel to the father.
It was unbearable that the emperor quietly asked me to kneel. Among the people I know and don't know, I am the only one on the kneeling, and this feeling really disgusts me.
It is easy to humiliate people with words, but it only makes people feel insulted inwardly, and to humiliate people with words can hurt people's self-esteem. I am not arrogant, but I have to pretend that nothing has happened to such humiliation.
For a straw bale, he doesn't notice being insulted, and he pretends not to know that there is danger around him. In this way, perhaps, there will be a chance to live.
The Emperor never spoke to me. For eighteen years, we haven't had a single word of communication. eyes, he is also stingy to give, and even if there is, he is disgusted with unkindness. In the world, there may not be a father and son who are so different from father and son. Not only does they look alike, but they don't even have basic human communication.
Are they enemies, are these two people? What can they represent? Father and son, these two words are more ironic to me? Jealousy, two younger brothers, two younger sisters, and one elder brother, they have the emperor's favor and everyone's admiration? Relatives, to me is just something that is like nothing?
I think too much, and being able to live is what I want to desperately pursue. Others can only be cumbersome, unattainable. Hatred can tear all family ties, doesn't it?
There was a feeling of emptiness inside, and the imperial study was warmer than outside, but I clearly felt a chill. In these heavenly babies, I am only a lowly clown, dwarfed by me.
Still without words, they were all immersed in their own thoughts. Are you thinking about worrying about the country and the people, or do you have other related thoughts? Is it a good minister, a virtuous person, a good son, and I, what is it?
I couldn't speak, I could only stare at the floor. A gorgeous palace, only I can be free of cranky thoughts, boundless thoughts. Caring or not is not going to make my situation any better.
A black jade water mirror, projecting several figures. I looked at it like a fish, cruising through the undercurrent waves. On the red sandalwood carving case, the red gold copper tripod wafts out a curling smoke, and a room is fragrant.
In the middle of the room is a stack of folds. The emperor held the piece in his hand and spoke with a calm face: "What do you think?" A few concise and powerful words broke the original silence.
Xia Lingran smiled faintly and spoke: "If this matter is stopped, I may not have a chance in the future." If it is not resolved, there will be no peace for the country and no peace for the people. ”
The voice was clear, with a bit of helplessness.
I was taken aback when I saw the emperor speak suddenly. The words that followed, I only heard puzzlement. What is so serious.
Mo Xiyu glanced at Prime Minister Su Lao, and also said: "Erchen thinks that what Taifu said is not bad. This matter is a matter of people's livelihood, and if it is not handled properly, it will end up in a displacement. Prime Minister Su, did you say I was right?"
As soon as the words fell, he found that Prime Minister Su's face had changed greatly. The eyes of the original elite appeared cloudy, and the straight body also saw that it was old. All of a sudden, Prime Minister Su Cheng, who was old but healthy, looked like he was ten years older. He took a few steps forward tremblingly, lifted his official robe and knelt down, and kowtowed: "The matter of killing the martial general Su Haogeng has not been agreed upon. This matter still needs to be decided by the saints, and the emperor is asked to think twice. ”
As soon as I said that, my heart was shocked. It seems that the emperor really made a move. Since ancient times, if it were not for the emperor's full trust, they would not have escaped a tragic end. Prime Minister Su Lao is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, a very popular minister, and the former patriarch of the Su clan second only to the Xiahou family. A lifetime of pride, outstanding credit. But he gave birth to an only son who was good at martial arts and had no strategy, Su Haogeng, a general of Dingwu.
Although this Soviet general is good at fighting martial arts, he is also tyrannical and aggressive. In the war-torn era, he is also a fierce general. It's a pity that today's Dayue Dynasty, under the rule of Emperor Shiyan, is already a peaceful and stable power. With the exception of the unstable northern border, wars have been rare. And in the north, there is a great prince who is like a god to guard the formation, and Su Haogeng has no place to play. As a result, he was not at ease like me, causing trouble everywhere and offending many people. Everyone looked at his old father, or succumbed to the authority of the Su family, and dared not speak out.
This old prime minister Su is also a beloved son. In order to bind Su Haogeng's temperament, he passed on the position of the patriarch of the Su family to him on his sixtieth birthday, hoping to use the prosperity of the family to make Su Haogeng more responsible.
As everyone knows, such a move is a big mistake. The Su family is located on the outskirts of Kyoto, guarding the outer security of the entire Kyoto, forming a tight whole with the Xiahou clan inside the imperial city. It's a pity that the new patriarch of the Su clan doesn't know the general situation and is insatiable.
He already has a large piece of land in his hands, but he is still not satisfied, and he actually makes a method of enclosing land.
According to the laws of the Great Yue, the four major scholars of the Great Yue Dynasty, Xiahou, Su, Shen, and Suo, could enforce certain laws and regulations within the administrative jurisdiction of each clan, but the premise was that the lives of the people could not be harmed.
Although Su Haogeng's law of enclosure did not directly endanger the lives of the people, it did harm people a lot. The entire suburbs of Beijing are fertile fields. Today, Kyoto is home to a large number of beggars, but outside of Kyoto, it is the land of foxes and rabbits.
In other places, the small and medium-sized scholars also followed the same example, taking advantage of the privileges enjoyed by the scholars in the law, they imitated the law of enclosure and started to do the work of self-interest among the remnants of the people.
Prime Minister Su didn't know about this matter at first, thinking that his son was just occupying a few pieces of land from others, and he didn't expect that this kind of behavior would be like a wildfire burning the prairie and unstoppable. By the time he realized something was wrong, it was too late.
Today, many people everywhere are homeless. Under the imperial city, the people are full of voices. Officials from all over the country have come up one after another, either complaining, or abandoning, or asking for instructions, or not discussing.