Chapter 269: The Emperor Wakes Up from a Dream
Mu Yunfeng left the hall directly in a fit of anger, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, there were still some official affairs that he needed to deal with, but now he didn't have the heart to deal with it, he walked out of the palace directly, and he didn't make his own sedan chair, so he walked on the street wearing an official uniform.
The people of the whole city were surprised when they looked at Mu Yunfeng who was walking on foot. kept looking at Mu Yunfeng, guessing whether he was an official or a singer.
Because they had never seen the official who did not ride a horse or sit in a sedan chair. It is really rare for an official to walk on the street with such a swagger.
"Weave, weave flower baskets, weave flower baskets and pick mushrooms, mushrooms are big and round, one, two, pick one basket, there are many taxes on mushrooms, ten baskets of mushrooms and eight baskets of taxes." An interesting nursery rhyme came into Mu Yunfeng's ears, making him can't help but look at the children who sing nursery rhymes.
Not far away, a little girl about ten years old was walking forward with a big basket of mushrooms. While walking, the little girl kept singing nursery rhymes in her mouth.
"Little girl, wait a minute!" Mu Yunfeng stretched out his hand to stop the little girl who was singing.
"Uncle, is there something wrong?" Seeing Mu Yunfeng, the little girl asked fearlessly. At the same time, his eyes were looking back and forth on Mu Yunfeng's clothes. "Is the uncle singing? actually came out wearing only costumes and no makeup. ”
"Yes! Come out and take a walk. Mu Yunfeng did not deny the little girl's words, smiled bitterly, and said to the little girl: "What does that nursery rhyme you just sang mean?" What ten baskets of mushrooms eight baskets tax? Is there a tax on this mushroom picking? ”
"That's right! Recently, the emperor doesn't know what's going on, although some grain taxes have been reduced, but a lot of other taxes have been added. Nowadays, it is not said that there is a tax to collect mushrooms, even the people have to pay a tax to fetch water from the wells in the streets. Looking at Mu Yunfeng, the little girl said with disdain on her face. At first, they thought he was a good emperor! Who knew that he was worse than all the previous emperors.
Mu Yunfeng listened to the little girl's words, was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, took out a piece of broken silver from his arms, handed it to the little girl, and said, "Take it, this will buy you candy to eat."
"Uncle, let's put it away! I can't get any of this money, because even a beggar has to pay taxes if he wants to eat. Looking at the silver in Mu Yunfeng's hand, although the little girl was very moved, she finally shook her head and said.
"Oh well! Good bye! Mu Yunfeng took back the silver. Said to the little girl.
I don't know if what this little girl said is true, but if it's true, he will let people find out about it. Although the current emperor is a little improper, he is indeed a good emperor who loves the people like a son. He must not let people slander the emperor like this.
After three months, Mu Yunfeng was rewarded by his subordinates, and now there is this phenomenon of indiscriminate collection of all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes all over the country. Except for the territories of the feudal kings in various places, all the people were overwhelmed by all kinds of miscellaneous taxes.
Hearing the return of his subordinates, Mu Yunfeng's whole person fell into deep thought.
He remembered that Mu Yunqiao once asked him if he believed that there was a big conspiracy in the capital, he didn't believe it before, but now he had to believe it. It's just that now it's too late for him to believe, and he can't stop it at all. Especially thinking that Ming Yun wanted to cut the feudal domain at this time, he was even more uneasy in his heart.
In today's world, as long as the vassal kings of various places do not rebel, the Great Sage Dynasty can be impregnable, but the emperor is forcing all the vassal kings to rebel!
Thinking that the emperor was still complacent there, Mu Yunfeng was afraid. In today's world, I am afraid that there will really be any war, except for the existing soldiers in the hands of the emperor, no one will fight for the emperor. Maybe he will help the vassal kings of various places to attack the emperor. Thinking of this situation, Mu Yunfeng's heart was even more uneasy, he couldn't care about anything else, and walked directly to the palace in civilian clothes.
Mingyun was sitting in the study at this moment, watching the envoys of the various vassal kings send back the folds, and he was very happy. Unexpectedly, in just a few months, more than a dozen vassal kings had agreed to withdraw the feudal domain. Although there were still some vassal kings in the back who would rather confront the imperial court than agree to withdraw the feudal domain. Those were quickly dispersed by his troops.
Thinking that his army had won a successful start and had a smooth journey, Ming Yun was more confident that he could completely cut down the domain. Although the most powerful Fourth Emperor Uncle has not yet made a final statement, he believes that even if the Fourth Emperor Uncle is powerful, he is just a vassal king, and his strength is absolutely impossible to compare with himself. As long as the Fourth Emperor Uncle loses all his power, he can really sit back and relax.
"Your Majesty, King Wuyun has an urgent matter to see." Just when Mingyun was secretly happy in his heart, Shu Tai walked up to Mingyun and said respectfully after saluting.
"What is my uncle doing here at this time? Transmit! Mingyun put down the fold in his hand and said to Shu Tai.
"Yes!" Shu Tai quickly left the imperial study, walked to Mu Yunfeng, and invited Mu Yunfeng in.
"Lord, the emperor invites you in." Shu Tai bowed to Mu Yunfeng and saluted.
"Thank you, father-in-law!" After thanking Shu Tai, Mu Yunfeng walked into the imperial study.
"Minister Mu Yunfeng, I have seen the emperor. Long live my emperor, long live, long live! Mu Yunfeng walked to the desk and saluted Ming Yun.
"Uncle, let's get even! This is not a hall, so there is no need for much courtesy. Looking at Mu Yunfeng, who was dressed in civilian clothes, Mingyun said with a smile.
His uncle probably still remembers the fact that he cut the domain! Otherwise, he just agreed to his cultivation at home, and did not remove him from his post, but he did not wear official clothes to see him. However, I believe that if my uncle has seen all the officials' performances, he will definitely not be angry again.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Looking at Ming Yun's smile, Mu Yunfeng stood up, but he was not at ease but more worried in his heart.
"Uncle said that there is something urgent to see me, I don't know what it is?" Looking at Mu Yunfeng, Ming Yun asked with a smile. In recent months, Mu Yunfeng has taken the initiative to resign from the post of secretary of the military department because of the reduction of the feudal domain, and now he is idle at home, and he doesn't know what is so anxious today.
"The emperor sat in the palace all day. What I heard and saw was just what those subordinates said and heard with the emperor. I wonder if the emperor is interested in going out of the palace with Weichen? Listen to what the people say about the emperor? Looking at Ming Yun's happy smile, Mu Yunfeng couldn't say anything that made him sad, but there were some things that Ming Yun would have to face reality sooner or later. He just brought that time forward a little bit. Just asked him to speak, he couldn't say it, and even if he said it, Mingyun wouldn't necessarily believe him. The best thing to do, of course, is to let him see it for his eyes. No matter how much it can't be, the Great Sage Dynasty is obviously already in danger, but Mingyun, the emperor, doesn't know anything about it.
"Uncle knows what the people outside are talking about me, as long as my uncle tells me to hear it, I want to leave the palace, and the matter is ......"
"Your Majesty, hearing is false, seeing is believing, and the ministers still have to ask the emperor and the ministers to leave the palace. Weichen guarantees the emperor's safety. Hearing Ming Yun's words, Mu Yunfeng said directly.
Although it has been a few months now, hopefully everything is still in time.
"Uncle, why is that...... Could it be that the people outside are scolding me? Ming Yun looked at Mu Yunfeng with a smile and said. The holy decrees he gave were all holy decrees for the benefit of the country and the people, why did the people scold him?
"The emperor should have heard the idiom "Yang Feng Yin violated"! There are many things that Weichen can't say clearly, and he also asks the emperor to leave the palace. Mu Yunfeng saw that Ming Yun was not moved at all, and said directly to Ming Yun with both knees.
"Uncle means that someone changed the law without permission?" Looking at Mu Yunfeng, Ming Yun asked in surprise. Who is so bold? Are they not afraid that if he knows about it, he will destroy them all over the place?
"Wechen doesn't know, but recently Wechen asked people to go all over the country to take a look. Except for the fiefs of the feudal kings in various places, there is no such phenomenon of indiscriminate tax increases, and it is the same in all parts of the country. Looking at Ming Yun's surprised look, Mu Yunfeng felt that he was a little excessive, but Ming Yun was sitting in an emperor, if he couldn't face the domestic situation correctly and blindly indulged in fantasy, he was afraid that it wouldn't be long before the Great Sage Dynasty would be in danger.
"How so?" Ming Yun looked at Mu Yunfeng in surprise, looked down at the good news in his hand, and Ming Yun no longer had any joy. I don't know how much of these twists and turns are true and how much of them are false. Thinking that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all deceived and concealed, but no one told him about it, Ming Yun felt powerless.
He knew that Mu Yunfeng would not deceive him, let alone joke about the safety of the country. Then all this is true.
"Haha...... Hahaha...... "Looking at the table full of national singing and dancing, Mingyun felt that he was a fool......
"Uncle, I don't have to go out with you, I believe you." Bowing his head and burying his face between his arms, Mingyun said.
He should have thought a long time ago, how could there be such nothing in the world for him to catch up? No wonder the imperial grandfather said, "If one day you feel that you can't control this country, you have to go to the fourth emperor uncle by yourself." Now that he is determined to cut the domain, he doesn't know if the Fourth Emperor Uncle will help him anymore.
After a long time, Ming Yun raised his head and asked Mu Yunfeng solemnly, "Uncle, how much strength do you say we can control this country now?"
"Then it depends on how many officials the emperor has who can be trusted. If there are some capable people, maybe we can regain control of the country, if ......" shook his head, Mu Yunfeng looked at Ming Yun helplessly, and he really couldn't say what he said next.
The emperor kept him in the capital because he trusted him, but he didn't dissuade the emperor from being childish with the emperor because of some trivial things, if he hadn't been angry and ignored the government in the past, he wouldn't have been controlled by those traitorous ministers so quickly, resulting in the current situation. Thinking of this, Mu Yunfeng felt that he had betrayed the emperor's trust.
"Uncle thinks that if I still have people available, would they dare to be so bold and tamper with the law?" Ming Yun looked at Mu Yunfeng with a wry smile.
Half...... He has been an emperor for half a year, and he has actually had a sweet dream for half a year. But luckily, now he woke up. But what made him sad and sad the most was that the Taifu he trusted the most was deceiving himself. So who else in this world can be trusted?
"The emperor has to make a decision early." Since those officials are not credible, they still have to think of a way as soon as possible, can't they already have their knives raised above their heads?