Chapter 41: Kong Ming's lamp is right, Su Tu's fear!

Nanzhou, one of the nine continents of the empire, the mountains and rivers linger, the important place where the Nantianmen stands, for thousands of years, the wasteland has flourished, and the peerless environment has given birth to countless literati and scholars, and the fame of the south of the Yangtze River has reverberated for thousands of years.

The state is under the county, a total of six of them, namely Su County, Qin County, Gu County, Da County, Luo County, and An County.

Three days later.

An order that caused a sensation in the tranquility of Jiangnan.

"Winter tax order, household surplus grain, take two out of three, enrich the treasury ......"

As soon as this order came out, it instantly spread throughout the six counties and counties, and then the government sent the townships to reach everyone's ears.

In the cold autumn, the wind and clouds are torn.

The hearts of hundreds of millions of people in Nanzhou were cold, and they looked at the notice, their faces were heavy, and their hearts showed pain.

There is only one thought in their hearts at the moment......

How to live this winter!

"The empire set an autumn tax, and the grain produced in the fields took one of the three, which was already the limit, just enough to ensure that the people survived the winter. ”

"This time, the state government issued another tax order, or unheard of two of the three, this is ...... Isn't this pushing the people to a dead end?"

In Gujun, several officials gathered together, looking at the tax collection order, their faces were extremely sad.

"Ridiculous, I heard that this tax decree was not issued by the imperial court, but the meaning of the envoy of the young monarch, this is tyranny, there is no golden seal, and the official refuses to carry it out. ”

Tian County Kong Mingdeng stood up and slapped the table, angry.

"But what about Shaojun's blame?"

The official on the side smiled bitterly.

In the empire, the power of the young monarch is too great, and under the third-grade officials, they can be dismissed, killed, and promoted.

In the locality, how many officials are above the three grades?

"Hmph, are you afraid that the young monarch will blame you, aren't you afraid that the people under your rule will poke the backbone? As soon as the tyranny comes out, what kind of face do you have to meet your hometown fathers and elders? What confidence do you have to claim to have read the books of sages?"

"Study, understand their hearts, understand their reasoning, be an official, govern one side, be a parent official, and govern the people well. ”

"The young monarch is tyrannical, Kong is guarding his duties, this move, such as angry monarchs, the head of my neck, waiting for the knife to cut. But as long as I reign for one day, the people of Tian County will not be subjected to the scourge of tyranny. ”

"With the heart of a sage, I promise the people of the world to have no regrets!"

Kong Mingdeng's eyes were firm, and the tone of his voice did not hesitate at all.

In this world, there are always some people who, for the sake of their ideals and integrity, are not afraid of power, sacrifice, or death.

Inside the house, the officials were silent.

Not everyone can be a brave man.

The order of the young king's envoy, do they dare to resist?

Isn't it just collecting taxes, a group of poor and lowly people with mud legs, can they still rebel if they charge more taxes?

As long as you complete the task and keep the black gauze hat on your head, why not kill some people?

"Hmph, a group of corpse vegetarian people, Kong disdains them and says goodbye!"

Seeing everyone's faces, Kong Mingdeng guessed their thoughts, flicked his sleeves, and left with a look of indignation.

Watching Kong Mingdeng leave, the rest of the officials shook their heads and did not speak.

You hold the heart of a saint, and I wear the hat of a layman.

People who are not on the same road, it is good to separate early.

"Everyone, send a task to complete the tax as soon as possible!"

............

Nancheng, Bird Pavilion.

"The General Mansion, for the sake of the hundreds of millions of people in Nanzhou, I will ask you to withdraw the tax collection order. ”

Su Tu stood in the rain and said with his fists clenched.

Drops of rain fall, with a cold temperature, splashing on the ground.

In the pavilion, Jiang Li held a teacup in his hand, leaned on the Taishi chair, his eyes slightly closed, and he didn't say a word.

"The general government, two out of three surplus grain, the people have no food for the winter, at that time, hunger is everywhere, the people are hungry, and Nanzhou, which has been stable for thousands of years, is afraid of rebellion. ”

"A state rebellion, after the imperial court knows about it, and after Your Majesty knows about it, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Looking at Jiang Li, who seemed to be asleep, Su Tu held back his anger and said in a deep voice.

Following the Taizu system, the local military and government were separated, with the government as the general government and the army as the governor, and the two were equal in rank and did not interfere with each other.

But for the sake of hundreds of millions of people, Su Tu gave up face, stood outside the pavilion in the rain, and pleaded with Jiang Li.

Not for selfishness, for the people.

He, like his younger brother Su Zhitong, is a good official.

But the reality of the situation is often not something that one or two people can control.

"Alas!"

Jiang Liang opened his eyes, looked at his colleague Su Tu, and sighed faintly, being able to sit on the throne of the General Mansion shows that his political ability is not ordinary.

How could he not have known the consequences of heavy taxation?

The people are desperate.

Smoke erupted, and the soldiers rebelled in Nanzhou......

"This is the will of the young king, and we, as courtiers, just follow it. Jiang Liang said flatly.

In the sound of rain, this sentence seems very ruthless.

"You'll regret it. ”

Su Tu clenched his sword, resisted the urge to kill Su Liang with a sword, looked at him coldly, and turned to leave.

At the moment of turning around, two blood-red sword qi broke through the air.

Thundered!

Bird Pavilion was hit by sword qi and split into four.

The rain, left along the cracks, fell on the river fence, wetting the neat hair strands and wetting the gorgeous clothes.

"This official has long regretted it!"

Jiang Liang looked at his head, leaving two lines of clear tears, mixed with the rain, down his chin, and into the teacup.

Tick!

The sound of the water is crisp, and in the bitter tea, the tears are even more bitter.

His heart is also dripping blood, and he is also crying.

............

"The heavy tax is completed, and in a little while, riots will arise and smoke will be exhausted. Now, there is one more thing I need to do, and I can go to Nantianmen. ”

In the heavy building hall, Deng Guilin sat by the window, watching the rain falling and the misty scenery, showing a smile.

In his hand, he held a piece of paper with names written on it.

These names all have a common characteristic......

Nanzhou officials!

"Someone, call Jiang Liang over, I wanted to see him. ”

Deng Guilin Road.

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he drew a hideous smile, licking his lips like a devil.

He's going to kill!

Half an hour later, Jiang Liang was alone and rushed to the Chonglou Palace.

"Adult ......"

Jiang Liang walked in front of Deng Guilin and slowly knelt on the ground, extremely respectful.

One of the nine general mansions in the world, a dignified second-class feudal official, kneeling to the servants of the Shaojun's Mansion, if this scene spreads, I am afraid it will surprise many people.

"Go, get these people up and kill them!"

Deng Guilin waved his hand, as if commanding a minion.

The piece of paper full of names floated in the air, like a ghost messenger, and fell in front of Jiang Li.

"No!"

Looking at the dazzling and familiar names, Jiang Li's face did not change, picked up the paper, saluted again, and retreated.

When you walk out of the heavy hall.

He stood in the rain, his fists clenched, his face distorted, and after a while, he returned to normal, dragging his tired figure and breaking through the air.

A day later.

Jiang Liang issued an arrest warrant, and 100,000 servants went to various places.

Within three days, more than 3,000 officials at all levels in Nanzhou were arrested, and tens of thousands of family members were involved.

Disorderly.

It's too messy.

In an instant, many people knew that Nanzhou was going to be in chaos.

"He's crazy?"

In the military camp, Su Tu listened to the general's report on what happened in Nanzhou, his face changed drastically, and he arrested three thousand officials, who gave Jiang Liang the right?

"First they collected heavy taxes, and now they arrest officials, if these two things are related, then ......"

Suddenly, a terrible thought arose in Su Tu's heart.

This thought made his body tremble and his back cold.

"Command the three armies, open the arsenal, prepare for the ......"