29.-for-tat (2)

In the face of King Yan's roar, King Qin could no longer be silent, so he had to put down his chopsticks and wine glass, and said with an innocent face:

"I know about the beggar army and the Dragon Pattern Academy, that's what Your Majesty meant. ”

"As for the new tax system and the new land policy you mentioned, I have never heard of it, how can you blame me?"

The royal family present was attracted by King Yan's roar, and they all looked towards King Yan, and immediately the entire hall began to discuss.

"What is the new tax system, the new land policy?"

The royal family who stayed in the capital looked ignorant and asked curiously.

"His Majesty felt that the old tax was too heavy for the people to afford, so he introduced a series of tax reduction policies. ”

Some of the royal families in Hedong explained resentfully.

"That's a good thing, I think the taxes are too heavy. ”

"You think taxes are heavy because you're a poor ghost!"

The two sides quarreled again, and the crowd was in an uproar.

Some royal families hurriedly persuaded them, and then asked, "What about the new land administration?"

"Your Majesty feels that the Hedong royal family has annexed too much land, and wants everyone to donate their fields. ”

As soon as these words came out, the spacious hall was like an exploding pot, and the sound of black voices came and went, like a swarm of flies chirping.

"Is Your Majesty crazy? This is driving us to a dead end. ”

There are a lot of voices that can be supported.

"This is benevolent government, this is the benevolent government implemented by His Majesty, we finally have land to plant, long live Your Majesty!"

The opposition was immediately suppressed.

"You poor ghosts, the reason why you don't have land is because you don't work hard!"

King Yan sneered, watching the royal family arguing into a pot of porridge, and his heart was very happy.

Let's make trouble, let's make trouble, I see how Qi Xunji is going to clean up this mess, King Yan thought fiercely in his heart.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

With the sound of three whips, the royal family present all closed their mouths and respectfully waited for the arrival of the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny.

I saw that the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny was wearing a silver mask engraved with dragon patterns, dressed in a white silk robe, and there was no skin exposed on his body.

He walked to the jade throne step by step, his expression was frank and natural, and he could not see joy or sorrow.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing for the royal family is indeed Shi Yuanji, who is behind the Emperor of Heavenly Mandate.

I saw Shi Yuanji wearing a red and black round-necked robe, Sven was honest, slightly thin, and looked very deceitful.

But none of the royal families present knew the name of the coincidence, and which one did not know the rise of the beggar army, so no one dared to underestimate him.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat. The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny gave orders to the royal family, and there was no emotion in his tone, which made many royal families curious about the faces under the mask.

King Yan stood up with everyone, feeling a little uncertain. He was confident before he came, but after seeing the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny, he began to feel a little frightened.

It seems that Sven is an honest coincidence, but the serious natural disaster even made Qu Qianren disappear, and the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny, under the mask, is so mysterious that King Yan began to suspect that he was not sick at all.

Everyone sat down under the orders of the Emperor of Heavenly Mandate, and no one dared to move their chopsticks. The Emperor of Destiny looked around the hall through his mask and took a long breath.

King Yan was frightened by this panting.

"All of them are my family, and I don't see anything else, and I can say whatever I want. ”

The Emperor of the Mandate of Heaven sat on the jade throne slightly weakly and shouted to the royal family present.

"Today, I have summoned all my predecessors and brothers to come to the banquet, which is actually the meaning of the coincidence. ”

You sell me quickly, there is no psychological burden at all, Shi Yuanji sneered.

When the royal family heard this, they whispered again with different expressions.

Some people were shocked and looked at the Heavenly Mandate Emperor on the jade throne vigilantly, while others breathed a long sigh of relief and seemed to be relieved.

And what Shi Yuanji paid the most attention to was King Yan's expression. I saw King Yan looking at Shi Yuanji with a sideways face, and his black and gray eyes revealed a disdainful and confident attitude, which made people feel disgusted and dare not look directly.

But Shi Yuanji was still smiling, looking back at him neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Count you as a kind, King Yan said viciously in his heart.

The Emperor of Heavenly Mandate looked around and continued: "It has been more than two hundred years since the opening of the Dayu Dynasty, and our Qi family has also become the number one family in Dongsheng Shenzhou. ”

"But now, Hanoi is decaying, Hedong is rotten, and Hexi is half-dead, I can't help but ask, how many years can this world last?"

When the royal family under the jade seat heard this, they suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter, and they all closed their mouths, waiting for someone to come and be the first bird.

The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny deliberately paused, and then said slowly: "I am very sad, all parties are guilty, and the sin is in my bow. ”

"Bring those boxes up!"

With the order of the Emperor of Heavenly Mandate, a group of star monarchs worked in pairs and carried a wooden box to the main hall.

The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny stepped down from the jade throne, came to the big wooden box, and seemingly casually turned out an account book, and read aloud:

"Of the 1,000 and 35 households in Wu'an Town, 8,028 have died today, 12,045 of the 20,350 people have escaped, and the town bears 44,560 taels of taxes and silver and tens of thousands of stones, grain, rice, and ......."

"Of the 16,000 households in Sixing Town, 7,300 have died, 24,120 of the 33,100 people have escaped, and they have to bear 55,000 taels of silver and nearly 20,000 stones of grain and rice......"

"Of the 9,100 households in Shuyi Town, 7,419 have died today, and 13,000 of the 19,200 people have escaped and died, and they have to bear 36,000 taels of taxes and silver."

Everywhere the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny reads, he checks on a royal family, and those who are looked at the royal family either break out in a cold sweat, or look around, or pretend to be calm.

He put down the ledger and said calmly: "This box is filled with the disaster situation of various towns in Hedong. ”

"Whose fiefdom are the three places I just read about, and is this true?"

Seeing this, the three royal families had no choice but to stand up, standing respectfully, without saying a word. From time to time, they glanced at King Yan and let out a look of help.

The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny looked at them and nodded with satisfaction: "And these boxes are written on the specific amount of disaster relief food funds and related personnel in various places, do you want to think about it?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to respond.

Although everyone could not see the face of the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny, no one dared to disobey him. It was a domineering spirit that looked down on the world, even through the mask that made everyone tremble.

He waved his hand gently, and the star monarchs all held books in their hands and handed them out to the royal family present one by one, and none of them were missed.

"The new tax system and the new land policy are in these booklets, you all have to look at them. The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny said with a little regret.

"I despise Liangde, and I am to blame, so that my subordinates rebel, Hedong is in a panic, Jingshi is shaken, and I am mistaken!"

"If something happens to Dayu, I can't see my ancestors with my face, and you are also a sinner of Dayu!"

As soon as these words came out, some ordinary dressed royals fell to their knees one after another, and they kept saying that they wanted to support the new policy.

Seeing this, the other royal families also hesitated.

King Yan stepped down from the stage and bowed to the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny with several thoughtful courtesies, but said in a tough tone: "Your Majesty, let's let the main lord who got these evidence speak." ”

"Your Majesty is in poor health, isn't it right for him to do the work for him? What's more, he is in the limelight, and if he doesn't come out to say a few words, I'm afraid he won't lose his majesty. ”

"Without majesty, how will he command the suave in the future?"

Okay, you Yan King, there is something in the words, Shi Yuanji listened, so he had to stand up and walk towards the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny.

How could the Star Monarchs present not hear King Yan's voice, and they all blocked in front of King Yan to protect the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny and the evidence in the wooden box.

Under the silver mask, the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny let out a disdainful laugh: "The fourth uncle is really thoughtful, okay, then let him talk about it, when the time comes, don't regret it." ”

In the face of the Heavenly Mandate Emperor's reprimand, King Yan actually smiled, he watched the Emperor of Heavenly Mandate return to the jade throne, and Shi Yuanji walked silently to the wooden box, and the corners of King Yan's mouth curled up confidently.

Shi Yuanji saw King Yan and others as a gift, but then he didn't look at the account book in the wooden box.

He said calmly: "His Royal Highness King Yan, this drought, your money bank has made a lot of money, right?"

King Yan nodded, his chin cocked, his eyes above the top, and he looked directly at Shi Yuanji.

Shi Yuanji was also unambiguous, and said in a calm tone: "I'm not good at words, and I don't have anything to discuss with everyone. ”

"What I'm going to say is in the pamphlet just handed out, as long as you support the new tax policy and the new land policy, we can get along with each other. ”

King Yan interrupted Shi Yuanji with a cold snort and asked coldly, "Then what if you don't agree?"

Shi Yuanji was not in a hurry or impatient, and asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Yan, I still have the same question, the money village and grain store that you cooperated with the other seven princes have made a lot of money in this drought, right?"

"Of the 2 million taels of disaster relief funds, only 800,000 went to Hedong, and these 800,000 were intercepted twice by you. ”

"The 1.2 million is the cause of corruption at all levels, but how many of the 800,000 were sent to the victims?"

Among those royal families who had not yet knelt down, some people could not stand still, and they all looked at King Yan, as if waiting for him to make an idea.

King Yan snorted coldly, pointed to those big wooden boxes, and said proudly: "Didn't you get the evidence a long time ago?" Niu Venus gave it to you, take it out and take a look." ”

The Star Monarchs guarding in front of the wooden box were on guard, either taking out their blades or drawing dragon patterns in the air, looking at King Yan vigilantly.

Shi Yuanji said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "His Royal Highness King Yan, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, why are you in a hurry?"

King Yan responded with a cold snort again.

Shi Yuanji knew that the matter could not be reversed, so he turned to the other royal families and said kindly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, like me, you are all people who work hard to earn a living, and you all have to work in ordinary times. ”

"When I was a child, in addition to learning under the guidance of the master, I would grow vegetables, feed the horses, and do other things. ”

"You don't have a money bank or grain store in your name that can embezzle hundreds of thousands of silver, do you?"

As soon as these words came out, some of the royal families present couldn't stop nodding, while the seven royal families who instructed King Yan looked at him with resentment.