Chapter 203: Change Your Destiny!
"Your Majesty think twice!"
"Your Majesty think twice!"
"Your Majesty think twice!"
Immediately, the ministers present knelt down and begged the emperor to retract his order.
There are people who are sincere, but there are also people who are acting.
But most of the people don't want the emperor to carry out a big evacuation, just kidding, except for those fools of Qin Tiansi, they are all the top ministers of the empire, and they all have huge interests in Langzhou.
The weaving factory, the salt transportation department, and the city shipping department are gold and silver every day, and the royal family is of course the largest shareholder, and the ministers and magnates present are all small shareholders, so they rely on this to make a fortune.
For Ao Yu's vague prediction, a major evacuation will be carried out, and at least for more than a month, how much silver will be lost?
"Ao Yu dog thief, in order to save your life, you are alarmist and confusing the public, I will kill you today. Suddenly there was a loud roar, and then a minister rushed up, directly lifted the rosewood stool, and was about to smash it towards the crane in the clouds.
Damn, who is this? He is the right attendant of the military department, Wang Huazhen.
This is a noble background, the Marquis of Yangxiong, and he is also one of the few ministers above the court who was promoted by the sailor.
His resume is very rich, he has been the Taishou of Langzhou, and he also served as the city envoy of the City Shipping Division, and then he was promoted to the Canghai Provincial Observation Envoy, and later served as the Admiral of the Canghai Sea Division.
Because of the improvement of the status of Langzhou, Canghai Province has been upgraded, from the middle province to the upper province, and the observation envoy has also been promoted to the governor, two years ago, this Lord Wang Huazhen was promoted from Canghai Province to the capital, and became the right attendant of the military department.
Of course, this may not be called promotion, but flat promotion. But after becoming a squire in the military department, the probability of entering the Privy Council in the future is very high, and it can be regarded as the top of the pyramid of the military position.
Looking at this person's resume, most of them are in Canghai Province, which can be regarded as an absolute snake.
It can be said that the trade of Langzhou Port and the Canghai Sea Master are the basic plates of this Lord Wang Huazhen. His family relies on Langzhou Port to eat, and is enjoying incomparable glory and wealth.
Now for Ao Yu's illusory prediction, he wants to cut off trade for more than a month?
This is not the most fatal, because he has been operating in Langzhou for decades, so Wang Huazhen completely regards Langzhou as his own territory, if Langzhou is to carry out a major evacuation, all trade is suspended, and all ships are evacuated, this will form a change of power.
In this way, it is very likely that people will insert their hands into Langzhou, which will shake Wang Huazhen's basic plate.
So he completely hated Ao Yu at this time, and directly staged a full martial arts. And he is not afraid of others impeaching him, because all the ministers present are eager to kill Ao Yu, but it is difficult to do it for the sake of decency.
But he Wang Huazhen is different, he has also done civilian and military positions, and when he was the commander of the Canghai Navy, he yelled at people at every turn and beat people at every turn.
"I will kill you, I will kill you, a national thief who has brought disaster to the country and the people. ”
"I will kill the thief for the world. ”
Yun Zhonghe saw the other party holding a rosewood chair and smashed over, of course he quickly ran away, this is a thing of dozens of catties, if it is hit, even if it does not die, it will be broken, then it will be a loss.
As soon as Ao Yu ran, Wang Huazhen chased after him with a rosewood stool, just to stone him to death in this hall.
Alas, everyone is an actor, do you dare to perform all-out martial arts above the court at other times? It's not that you don't think that there is no risk in doing so, and you can still buy people's hearts, so you will be so out of line.
"Presumptuous!" Emperor Wanyun said angrily: "Minister, what kind of system!"
Wang Huazhen, the right attendant of the military department, knelt down, kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have lived by the sea for generations, and they have been working in Langzhou for more than ten years, and they have also stayed in the sailor for a few years, and there is no one present who knows the sea better than me." The sea area of Langzhou has always been calm, not to mention the big earthquake and tsunami, even if the wind and waves are not big, it is the best seaport, otherwise the emperor will not set the trade port in Langzhou. ”
Everyone nodded, if it was an expert in the sea, there was indeed no one present who could surpass this Lord Wang Huazhen.
"Your Majesty, just for Ao Yu's ridiculous language, you have to go to great lengths and waste your life and money? This will go down in history in the future and leave an infamy!" Wang Huazhen said desperately.
Then, several other ministers also quickly knelt down.
Hubu Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, because of the use of troops in the south, and the northern and western fronts also have to gather large armies, so the treasury has been very, very tight, and it can even be called a grain for Yin, and now a huge income of the treasury is the taxes paid by Langzhou Port, Langzhou City, Langzhou City, Salt Transportation Department and other institutions. Therefore, the state treasury not only cannot collect silver from Langzhou, but also has to allocate silver to carry out this large-scale evacuation. ”
"It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, Your Majesty!" Tobe Shangshu also kowtowed desperately.
Emperor Wanyun said: "How much silver will be allocated for this great evacuation?"
"It depends on how many people and how many institutions are being evacuated?"
Emperor Wanyun said: "Within thirty miles of the coast of Langzhou, all must be evacuated. All important institutions must be evacuated. ”
Hubu Shangshu gasped and said, "Your Majesty, Langzhou is on the seaside, within thirty miles. There are more than 500,000 people in Guanglang City, and this does not include the merchants who come and go, nor does it add the Canghai fleet. And the shipyards, the salt transportation division, and countless weaving factories are all within thirty miles of the sea, and if they all are evacuated, I can't imagine it......."
Emperor Wanyun said: "Just tell me, how many people will be evacuated in total, and how much silver will be needed?"
Hubu Shangshu said: "It is necessary to evacuate about 780,000 people, to prepare countless carriages and ox carts, to mobilize 100,000 troops, to need countless food, and to find a place to settle these hundreds of thousands of people. ”
Emperor Wan Yun said coldly: "Just tell me, how much does it cost?"
Hubu Shangshu said: "At least, five million taels should be allocated!"
Within a month, 800,000 people were evacuated, and 100,000 troops were mobilized to carry important materials in Langzhou, and 5 million taels of silver was indeed a relatively conservative estimate.
Because any silver will be scraped off, you want to let the people below do things, you can't rely on orders alone, you need to let the people below eat.
Emperor Wanyun said: "Can't the treasury take out this money?"
Hubu Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, I really can't take it out, because the silver in the treasury is all wearing hats and has a place to go, which is no less important than Langzhou." ”
Even Emperor Wanyun was sobbing with pain.
The great evacuation required the allocation of five million taels of silver, and the cessation of trade for more than a month would result in the loss of a large sum of silver.
This one in and one out, it is nearly 10 million. Even if the Great Zhou Empire is rich, it can't afford such consumption.
The ministers present knelt down again and begged: "Your Majesty think twice, don't waste your life and money because of Ao Yu's gossip to confuse the public!"
Emperor Wanyun closed his eyes, hesitated and thought for a long time, then opened his eyes, slapped the table suddenly, and said: "Emperor Taishang is merciful, how can I not be filial?
Depend on!
It's really a big deal, the emperor said five million taels of silver, and it came out of his private money.
It's a huge loss.
His Majesty the Emperor is really a big gamble, which is equivalent to buying the name of a holy monarch with five million taels of silver, and it is very likely that he stepped on the head of the emperor.
Everyone doesn't talk about it, but they think about it in their hearts. The emperor is really filial, he knows that Ao Yu is likely to bewitch the public, but the emperor has spoken, and the emperor has to pay five million taels out of his own pocket to do things, and buy peace of mind for the emperor.
By the end of mid-February, the major earthquake and tsunami had not erupted. Countless people will only scold the emperor in their hearts, and break Ao Yu's body into thousands of pieces, but they can't blame the emperor, and they will praise him for loving the people like a son and being filial because he paid for it.
Hearing that His Majesty the Emperor had paid for it himself, the head of the household department hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed, and said: "Absolutely not, absolutely not, this is a matter of the empire, how can you let Your Majesty use the private money of the inner treasury? These five million taels of silver, the minister's household department will be squeezed again, squeezed again!"
The emperor said coldly: "How to squeeze, is it difficult to embezzle military funds?"
Tobe Shangshu defaults.
"Military spending is a matter of national capital, and it must not be moved. The emperor said categorically: "This is the compassionate heart of the emperor, I should be filial piety and give everything I have, this matter is so decided, if anyone dares to object, write a resignation now, and I will approve it immediately!"
His Majesty the Emperor said this, and many ministers could only kneel down and cry out to obey the order.
Then, they looked at Ao Yu with a deep hatred, and they wanted to break him into pieces.
Emperor Wanyun said: "Ao Yu, before February 22, you should stay in the prison of Black Ice Terrace, then it will be safer, otherwise no matter how many people I send, I will not be able to protect your life." Of course, if there is no major earthquake or tsunami before February 22, you will be escorted directly to Duanmen and executed by Ling Chi!"
Then, Emperor Wanyun waved his hand and said, "Take it away!"
The Black Ice Terrace warrior stepped forward and took the crane out of the palace and put him back in the Black Ice Terrace Prison.
The emperor said: "Tomorrow morning, there will be no further discussion on whether to evacuate or not, so it will be decided." Tomorrow morning, what we will discuss is how to carry out the great evacuation and which Qin to send. ”
"Your Ministers obey!"
Emperor Wanyun said: "Disperse, prepare for tomorrow morning." ”
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These ministers left the palace, and in less than an hour, the entire capital was completely blown up!
What a true man means!
Damn, we thought that Ao Yu had done something to make the Emperor Taishang protect him like this.
It turned out to be a fabrication of rumors and a fallacy to confuse the public! Why in mid-February, there will be a major earthquake and a tsunami in the waters of Langzhou?
Who do you think you are? You are a god, able to predict earthquakes and tsunamis a month in advance?
Moreover, most people in the capital didn't know that Yun Zhonghe predicted the volcanic eruption of Dari Mountain, and they didn't even know that Yun Zhonghe went south to quell the rebellion.
But most people in the capital have heard of it, and Qin Tiansi said that earthquakes and tsunamis cannot be predicted in advance.
The master of the Oriental Technique of Tianji Pavilion, who is really like a god, said even more, first of all, it is impossible to predict the earthquake a month in advance, and the sea area of Langzhou is very calm, and it is impossible for an earthquake and tsunami to occur.
Immediately after that, many people heard that Ao Yu was not a prediction, but dreamed of an earthquake and a tsunami in the sea area of Langzhou in his sleep.
Damn,,!
It turned out to be a dream?!
It is claimed that there is a dream of immortals?
You're a liar!
But how could His Majesty the Emperor believe such a ridiculous thing? and give the order for a great evacuation?
So someone else said that His Majesty the Emperor had to do this. Because Ao Yu successfully coaxed the Emperor Taishang, the Emperor summoned His Majesty the Emperor yesterday for this matter.
The Emperor has issued an order, let His Majesty the Emperor do this matter, can His Majesty the Emperor not do it?
Moreover, the emperor couldn't bear to let the treasury pay this money, so he allocated five million taels of silver from his own inner treasury for a large evacuation, just to fulfill his filial piety and buy peace of mind for the emperor.
Suddenly, all the people in the capital couldn't help but sing, His Majesty the Emperor is really filial.
Ao Yu is really a thief who has brought disaster to the country and the people, in order to survive for himself, he actually pulled the emperor and the emperor into the water, and even pulled the entire Langzhou into the water.
Such a national thief should be cut with a thousand cuts!
There is another sentence, although everyone did not say it publicly, but it was revealed in their eyes, and when the family chatted privately, they couldn't help but say it.
Ao Yu is such a ridiculous and childish rumor, why would the Emperor Taishang believe it?
So many people whispered, how old is the emperor? And when he abdicated at that time, he was actually not in good health, and he had been refining and cultivating all these years, and his brain was afraid that he was already confused and mediocre.
Emperor Taishang is old and mediocre, so he was deceived by Ao Yu thieves, which is the common idea of countless people.
At least from this moment on, the image of the Emperor Taishang's wise and majestic shore has gradually collapsed.
In its place, the image of His Majesty the Emperor is rising.
As for Ao Yu's reputation, it stinks completely.
Because how many powerful people in the capital have made a fortune in Langzhou, how many people have suffered heavy losses due to your bewitching words.
I can't wait to peel you and cramp!
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The next day, the emperor held a great court meeting, and the entire court hall was almost blown up.
Although the emperor had already said yesterday that the evacuation had been decided, there were still many officials who desperately advised him.
Especially those trolls in the Yushitai, howling and crying, kowtowing and bleeding, just to make the emperor take back his fate, and cut Ao Yu, a thief who brought disaster to the country and the people, with a thousand knives.
And there are some imperial histories, and they are already planning to die.
Immediately, His Majesty the Emperor cried and said, "The Emperor is merciful and dedicated to the country, do you want me to become a disloyal and unfilial person?"
So, one of the imperial historians shouted: "Your Majesty, filial piety is right, but you can't be foolish! The Emperor Taishang was only deceived by Ao Yu's thief's fallacies, and he should persuade the Emperor Taishang, instead of following his old man's will." ”
This sentence has been clearly revealed, and it is almost said that the emperor is old and mediocre.
The emperor's heart trembled, this day has finally come.
Emperor Taishang finally walked to the opposite side of the ministers, and the light of Emperor Wanyun finally overshadowed Emperor Taishang.
Ao Yu: Should I thank you, without your "evil words to confuse the public", the image of the Emperor Taishang would not have plummeted.
Of course, the emperor also saw the faces of his ministers more clearly at this time.
There is no real loyalty in this world, there may be a very few, everything is profit.
What was the status of the Emperor Taishang in this group of courtiers before? What an emperor through the ages, almost like a god.
And now, as long as it hurts their interests, they will immediately change their face.
Although no one has dared to say anything like Emperor Taishang's mediocrity, they are already opposing Emperor Taishang.
But His Majesty the Emperor, a filial king, still has to perform.
He directly ordered the cane to be punished, and directly beat the most ruthless dozen imperial histories with dozens of canes.
Then he made an arbitrary decision, and only then did the great evacuation be completely decided.
And when he said that the money for this great evacuation was not taken from the state treasury, but from his inner treasury, the civil and military officials even kowtowed, howling and crying, shouting Your Majesty's mercy, Long live Your Majesty.
Next, it's time to discuss how to carry out the evacuation and who should be sent to direct the evacuation!
This person must have a high status, must have amazing prestige, and must also be iron-faced and selfless, otherwise at least two-thirds of the five million taels of silver allocated will be scraped off by the bureaucrats below.
Originally, Ao Xin, the Marquis of the Angry Waves, was the best candidate, but now it can't be done, because his son Ao Yu is the culprit, so Ao Xin's reputation will also stink.
Ao Yu, who has brought disaster to the country and the people, must completely defeat his whole family, and Ao Xin is of course no exception.
Ao Xin can't go, so who should go? The entire court was completely silent.
Ghosts will go! This clearly shows that it is a life of offending people, and it is a life of death.
Obviously, in order to survive, Ao Yu deceived the emperor that there was an earthquake and tsunami in the Langzhou sea area in mid-February, so there was this big evacuation.
Therefore, this large-scale evacuation is a waste of life and money, and it is in vain.
So will the people who organized this evacuation also be nailed to the pillar of shame and become a complete laughing stock?
Obviously, everyone in the world thinks that Ao Yu is talking nonsense and misleading the public.
Will the hundreds of thousands of evacuees resist?
And those merchant ships will also resist and are unwilling to evacuate.
This group of people will rebound violently, so the ministers sent must be ruthless, otherwise they will not be able to successfully organize the evacuation.
But if they are forced to evacuate, and the tsunami and earthquake do not occur, then do you want to go to the guillotine with Ao Yu?
This minister, the ghost will do it.
And none of the ministers of the DPRK and China are so stupid that they will recommend anyone, because then they will have a mortal enemy.
As a result, the emperor inquired for a long time, but no one recommended himself, and no one recommended others.
So, the emperor said: "Hou Qing, you go to Heibingtai Prison and ask Ao Yu, who does he recommend?"
Since Ao Yu has been pointed out by Qianfu, let you completely offend people to the end.
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Inside the Black Ice Terrace Prison!
The eunuch Hou Qing looked at the crane in the clouds, and asked lightly as if he were looking at a dead man: "Your Majesty asks you, who do you recommend to go to Langzhou and organize this great evacuation." ”
Ao Yu said: "Minister of the DPRK and China, no one wants to go?"
The eunuch Hou Qingdao: "What do you say?"
Ao Yu said: "Then I recommend the eldest prince Zhou Li." ”
As soon as these words came out, the eunuch Hou Qing's eyes shrank slightly, and he said coldly: "You guys, it's really wishful thinking!"
At this time, I still want to collude with the eldest prince Zhou Li, and I still want him to take the opportunity to turn over?
Then, he went straight away!
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Back on the court, the court meeting is still going on.
The eunuch Hou Qing said: "Your Majesty, Ao Yu recommends the eldest prince Zhou Li. ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent, and no one spoke.
Before the war with the Great Win Empire, the eldest prince Zhou Li was the most vocal prince and the most likely candidate to become the crown prince.
That battle was defeated, and the eldest prince Zhou Li certainly had to bear the responsibility for the defeat.
When he wanted to behead Yan Qiqi, the eldest prince knelt outside the palace for a few days and nights, trying to save Yan Qiqi's life, but Yan Qiqi was still beheaded in half, and Zhou Li scolded the emperor in a fit of anger.
As a result, he was deposed from the prince's throne and imprisoned in the prison of Zongzheng Temple, where he stayed for more than half a year before being released to his home and imprisoned.
Where did the second prince Zhou Lin go? He went to the southern border and served as the new protector of the southern border.
Two princes, one has fallen into hell, and the other is half in heaven.
It's just right for the eldest prince Zhou Li to do this offending job, but is he willing to do it?
After all, this errand will offend the entire world's interest groups and completely block people's money.
And after mid-February, if there is no major earthquake and tsunami in the Langzhou Sea, then it is very likely that this minister will be buried with Ao Yu.
Emperor Wanyun hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Hou Qing, you go to find Zhou Li and ask him if he is willing to take this errand?"
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The eldest prince Zhou Li, how noisy the former Prince Cheng's mansion was, the carriage in front of the door was completely endless.
Especially when he served as the governor of Zhengbei, his power reached its peak, and everyone felt that this was the future prince.
And now?
His princes have all been deposed, so there are no more plaques and signboards in the palace.
The samurai at the gate were all sent by the Great Sect Mansion, and they were regarded as monitoring Zhou Li.
The great eunuch Hou Qing entered Zhou Li's residence and immediately smelled a decadent and desolate atmosphere.
The mansion was huge, but there were not many servants left in it, and there was no one to take care of it, so of course it was decaying.
Even everywhere is full of cobwebs, even if some eunuchs and slaves sent by Zongzheng Temple are lazy, and even to Zhou Li's wife and children, there is no respect at all, and Zhou Li's six-year-old daughter is even full of impatience to snort and scold, just because the little girl wet her clothes and was scolded with tears in her eyes, but she didn't dare to cry.
This mansion is very large, but the place where Zhou Li is forbidden is very small, and four walls are erected in the courtyard, and Zhou Li lives in these four walls, with an area of no more than ten square meters, eating, drinking, and Lazar are all in it, and he can't leave half a step.
Not only that, but the wall is also built so high that you can't see the outside scenery at all, and you can only look up at the sky.
Occasionally, a bird flies by, and it's all a sight.
And such a prison life has been almost a year old.
When the eunuch Hou Qing came to Zhou Li's forbidden place, he almost couldn't believe that he was the high-spirited prince Zhou Li in front of him.
This is a once famous beautiful man, but now he seems to be more than ten years old, he is only in his thirties, and his hair is already a third gray.
It's so miserable!
The eunuch Hou Qingdao: "Zhou Li, the emperor asked you if you are willing to go to Langzhou to do the errand of the big evacuation." ”
The eldest prince Zhou Li said: "What kind of evacuation?"
The eunuch told him the truth.
The eldest prince's eyes twitched, and then said, "I'm going to see Ao Yu!"
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Inside the Black Ice Terrace Prison.
The crane in the clouds saw the great prince Zhou Li again, it was really a trick, the last time they met, it was still in Split Wind City.
The reason why this Zhou Li in front of him is so miserable is because of the crane in his clouds.
If it weren't for the reversal of the crane in the clouds, Zhou Li would have already won a big victory, not only occupying the entire borderland, but even the southwestern provinces of the British Empire were taken by him. And with such a great achievement, he is already the prince of the Great Zhou, how can he be a prisoner of the ranks.
The eldest prince Zhou Li said: "Ao Yu, I don't know you, but I know the imperial grandfather, does he really believe you?"
Yun Zhonghe said: "The Emperor Taishang said that he is willing to accompany me and gamble on his life's reputation." And I've got my head on the guillotine!"
The eldest prince Zhou Li looked at the crane in the clouds for a long time, and then said: "Then add me too, I will also put my head on the guillotine." If the earthquake and tsunami hadn't happened, I wouldn't have returned to the capital, and I committed suicide directly in Langzhou. But if a major earthquake or tsunami happens, we win the bet. ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "Yes, the bet is won! The Emperor Taishang will gain supreme honor, and I will also become a hero of the empire." ”
The eldest prince Zhou Li said: "Then I will successfully climb out of hell." ”
Then, the eldest prince Zhou Li left the Black Ice Terrace Prison.
"Ao Yu, if we lose, of course, there is no place to die, but if we win, I will repay your kindness after I return to Beijing, because you have changed my fate. ”
"In addition, by the way, your home is being besieged by countless people, and I hope that Ao Xin will make plans as soon as possible. ”
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Above the court, the sun had set at this time, and this time the court meeting was held for a whole day.
The eldest prince Zhou Li came to the court, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take over this errand, but I want to have the sword of Shang Fang, I want to have the right to cut first and then play, and I want to have the military power of Canghai Province!"
Emperor Wan Yun said: "Quasi!"
The eldest prince Zhou Li looked at the many courtiers, as if he was about to move to advise, and suddenly said lightly: "Everyone, please go back and tell your family, your own doorman, this time I am on an errand in Langzhou, they will cooperate some." I have already considered myself dead, and I will kill anyone who disobeys. I don't care how high his official position is, no matter how big he is. I will kill as many people as I disobey. Even if the entire Langzhou is bloody, I will complete this evacuation. ”
"Of course, after the evacuation is over, if there is no major earthquake or tsunami, and there is no need for you to fight back, I will commit suicide in Langzhou!"
"So, I advise you not to get along with a dead man like me. ”
The eldest prince Zhou Li's words are really domineering and murderous, which is completely inconsistent with his previous character.
The previous Zhou Li was gentle and elegant, and Corporal Lixian never said half a sentence. And now after being confined for more than a year, after falling from heaven to hell, the whole person has undergone a metamorphosis.
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Next!
Under the escort of hundreds of Black Ice Terrace warriors, the eldest prince Zhou Li quickly left the capital and headed for Langzhou, not daring to delay for half an hour.
This time he not only carried the holy decree, but also a coffin, which he prepared for himself.
This time he went to Langzhou, either Jiaolong turned over, or he was crushed with the crane in the clouds.
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Time is like water, and time is like a shuttle.
More than 20 days have passed.
The middle of February, predicted by the crane in the clouds, will soon come.
The time to decide the fate of the crane in the clouds will soon come.
Or ascend to heaven with the Emperor Taishang and slap the whole world in the face!
Either the crane in the cloud was executed by Ling Chi.
Will the earthquake and tsunami he predicted come?
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