Chapter XXVII: Epilogue
There seem to be a lot of things going on in Jiangzhou this year.
Heavy snow makes the snow food and grass scarce, livestock are all dead, although the snow ghost clan has not been seen for many years, but there are some other tribes to live, this year some idle tribes jointly attacked Jiangzhou border fortress, plundered Jiangzhou border fortress - Tianguan, Donghua Emperor sent Jing Wuyi to garrison Tianguan, Tianguan fierce fighting, has been holding on to wait for reinforcements, due to weather reasons, Donghua army is not adaptable, General Chu reinforcements have not arrived, Jiangzhou is not green and yellow for a while, Jiangcheng people rely on the protection of guards, or there is an accident. This year, Jiangzhou suffered heavy losses, and Jiang Yao, the capital of Jiang, seemed to be gray-haired all of a sudden. This year, the tax burden paid was reduced, and the royal court summoned the capital of Jiang.
"Jiang Zhou seems to be a little strange this yearββ, huh? Jiang Aiqing?. β
"Your Majesty, Jiangzhou's harvest this year is really poor, there is a plague inside, there is a war in the north outside, all need to increase grain and grass, and commerce is affected by the weather. The northern barbarians, the western gods and phoenixes have been eyeing Jiangzhou in recent years. I also hope that the emperor will see clearly. Jiang Shoufu replied.
"But don't the north and the god phoenix keep eyeing my animation? Even if the military supply increases, it should not be halved. Besides, this plague disease did not break out in Jiang's capital mansion. Lu Xiangguo's eyes were shining, and he looked at Jiang Shoufu.
"Aiqing, what do you say about this?"
"Back to the emperor, what the old minister said is true, natural disasters are man-made disasters, and in the year of Jiangzhou's suffering, the minister is ashamed."
"It's a shame, not just this year. I did not investigate the escape of the spy before, and I did not punish him severely when the tomb was stolen. Jiang Aiqing, now there is a dishonest divorce by Daze, the border is uneasy, the people's hearts are turbulent, the harvest is extremely poor, and the glory of Donghua in the past has become a joke in recent years. β
"The minister is guilty, and the minister is willing to be punished." Jiang Shou knew that Emperor Donghua was bound to be condemned this time, and it happened to be a matter of detail, so he was indeed at a loss, and he didn't want to argue.
"Your Majesty, Jiangzhou is the most prosperous city in Donghua, things are more complicated, Jiang Shoufu does his best and only has one pair of hands, the minister recently saw Jiang Shoufu today, there are many more Huafa than at the beginning of the year, and the age is not forgiving, and the minister can not deal with it." Lu Xiangguo said.
"Hmm. Lu Xiangguo thinks how to deal with it. β
"Chen Yujian, select someone to assist Jiang Capital, so that Jiang Capital can rest."
"Hmm-" The Emperor pondered. As soon as these words came out, everyone present understood in their hearts that the emperor intended to empty the rights of Jiang's capital. Lu Xiangguo has always wanted to get rid of dissident forces, but Jiang Capital has been cautious and can't catch the handle, this time the emperor is intended, and Lu Xiangguo took the opportunity to push the boat.
"Haha, what Lu Xiangguo said is yes. The emperor, the old man is old, and the position of the capital is not competent, so please allow the old minister to return to his hometown and choose another capable person to take office. The minister is willing to give all his belongings to make up for the minister's mistakes. It also reassured the imperial court. β
Jiang Shoufu, who has always been sleek, said tough or rude words today, and everyone was shocked, thinking that they were forced to be anxious.
The emperor never expected that Jiang Shoufu would say such a thing, and he was also surprised.
Lu Xiangguo was about to speak, Chu Huan said.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Shoufu has done his best for the country, as we all know, Jiang Zhou is difficult, the military is tense, and the plague is something that people can't control, Jiang Shoufu has always been the heart of the country, Your Majesty knows it."
"General Chu, is this saying that the emperor is wronging Jiang's capital?" Lu Xiangguo said again.
"Lu Xiangguo is afraid that the world will not be chaotic?" Chu Huan gas.
No one spoke in the court, and the silence was terrible. No one dares to talk nonsense, for fear of offending people. That's when Dazai-sama spoke up.
"At a time when Jiangzhou is plagued by a plague this year, and suffered from a natural disaster that is rare in a century, all countries are ready to move, at this time Jiangzhou needs a leader who can stabilize the hearts of the military and the people, Donghua is full of talents, and it is not difficult to elect a leader."
"Dazai-sama. Without Jiang Yao in Jiangzhou, then the fear of Jiangzhou business in various countries will not exist, and there is nothing to talk about the stability of Jiangzhou. "Chu Huan.
"Ha, I have a lot of talents in Donghua, so it's hard to even choose a Jiangzhou capital." Lu Xiangguo fought back.
"Your Majesty, General Chu is worried about reason, Jiang's capital is tense at this time, Jiangzhou is the commercial center of the world, and trade is all over the country, and the standard of tax payment is determined by the harvest of each state capital that year, Jiangzhou has snowed heavily this year, and the eight wildernesses are known, if it is just because of the tax burden, I am afraid that there will be chaos." Mrs. Yu, who had been avoiding suspicion and not speaking, also spoke.
"It's really touching that Lord Yu disregards his past suspicions and speaks for Jiang Shoufu." Lu Xiangguo said.
"Dazai-sama?" Emperor Long asked Dazai.
"I am a big country with talents in Donghua, and there must be capable people to win. After all, Jiang Shoufu is old, a small country in Daze, he dared to betray his promise, let Jiang Zhou be humiliated, and lost his wife to lose his soldiers, so that Jiang Shoufu fell, and the people of Jiangzhou also sighed for Jiang Shoufu, and even took the initiative to ask Ying to enlist in the army, saying that he wanted to attack Daze for the imperial court, it seems that not only Jiang Shoufu has a low ability to bear, but even the people of Jiangzhou are confused. Then let's get out. Dazai said.
"I've never heard of anything like this? Haha, the people of Donghua actually joined the army, for the capital of Jiang. β
Jiang Shoufu couldn't bear it.
"Your Majesty, the people are not for Jiang, but for Donghua and for the emperor. The emperor, Jiangzhou was in a barren crisis earlier, fortunately Donghua loved, classified into Donghua, although he never got the support of the royal city, but Jiangzhou remembered that his country was Donghua, and worked hard to build his homeland, so he got the name of the sleepless city of the eight wildernesses, when Jiangzhou was rich, the people of Jiangzhou did their best to hand over gold, silver and jewelry, silk and satin for the country, and hoped that their royal city would become the most noble royal city in the world, even if the people of Jiangzhou had never seen the emperor's face, but the people of Jiangzhou did their best, they always remembered that they were the emperor's people, Does the emperor remember the people of Jiangzhou? The people of Jiangzhou joined the army not only for Jiang Yao, but also for their own country and for the emperor's face. β
Jiang Shoufu said a big rebellion, so that the people present were silent, the emperor fell into contradictions, withdraw, I am afraid that the candidates in my hands are not competent, Chu Huan and Yu Taifu said should also be considered, if they do not withdraw, I am afraid that it will take some effort to divide power.
Suddenly, a person walked in, and Changhui Gongzi walked out of the inner room.
"Hey, hey, hey, why is it so quiet, shouldn't it be noisy to discuss state affairs? Hey, what's going on, all with sad faces. Well? The capital of ginger? It's rare to come to Jiang's capital, and everyone wants to be received. And this year, Jiangzhou has suffered a big disaster, and Jiang's capital is enough to solve Jiangzhou's troubles, and you still have a group of people pulling their faces, which will only add to people's blockages. Tsk tsk. β
"Hahaha, what Changhui said is yes, Jiang Capital is hard, Jiang Aiqing doesn't have to take today's matter to heart. It is my honor to be able to love Qing. Jiang Zhou is suffering this year, and the imperial court will send someone to assist Jiang Capital, so Jiang Capital should not worry too much. β
"Your Majesty."
"This is the end of today's meeting, everyone retreat, and let Jiang Shoufu have a good rest. Come and serve Jiang Capital well. "Long Di dissolved the meeting.
"The ministers are leaving."
Everyone left, leaving only Prince Changhui and Emperor Donghua Donggong Tailong.
"Changhui deserves to be my most outstanding prince."
"Sharing the worries of the father and the emperor is the duty of the sons. Besides, now that the people are indignant, it is not the time to move Jiangzhou. β
"Hmm."
"Today's Dazai-sama is surprising, it seems to be condemning Jiang's capital, but every sentence reveals a message, that is, Jiangzhou cannot lack Jiang Yao. On the surface, this seemed to push Jiang Yao into the fire pit, but it made his father even more jealous of him. However, it was very useful in the very moment just now. β
"I underestimated Jiang Yao."
Went down to the court. Chu Huan patted Jiang Shoufu's shoulder.
Jiang Yao arched his hand, "Thank you today." β
Chu Huan smiled and didn't speak, and left.
Jiang Shoufu saw Dazai in front of him and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Thank you, Dazai-sama."
"Oh? Jiang Capital is not the wrong person? The emperor's grace is immense. β
"Anyway, thank you Dazai-sama."
"Jiang Shoufu, I said it, the emperor's grace is vast, I hope that Jiang Shoufu will be cautious in his words and deeds in the future, and don't let Donghua down."
"Xiaguan understands."
"It's good to understand."
At the end of the court, Jiang Shoufu took a carriage back to Jiangzhou, when entering Jiangzhou, the wind blew, Jiang Shoufu glimpsed a person holding a white jade flute in a passing carriage through the sedan chair, Jiang Shoufu called to stop the carriage, and the next person called someone to stop the carriage. Jiang Shoufu lifted the carriage and was shocked, but soon regained his composure. I saw two young men, one master and one servant, the man sitting in the middle held a white jade flute, his face was unwavering, his eyes were sharp, one of his hands pressed the shoulder of the other servant next to him, the servant looked at Jiang Shoufu vigilantly, and looked at Jiang Shoufu, Jiang Shoufu chuckled lightly, "Heh." "Swing your head and lower the curtain.
"Lord Capital, what's wrong?" The attendant asked.
"It's fine. Let's go. β
Jiang Shoufu took two steps and said loudly on purpose.
"Donghua has been windy in the past two days, hurry up." When the guards heard this, they looked at the clear sky, thinking that the capital must have been stimulated by going to the royal city, so they hurriedly asked someone to hurry back to Jiang's mansion so that Jiang's capital could rest.
Inside the carriage, the breeze boy let go of the hand that was pressing the servant, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and said to the servant beside him.
"Ayu, Donghua is windy, let's leave quickly." The person who spoke was really a breeze.
The person named Ayu was the little servant, Ayu was about to speak, but the breeze boy signaled not to speak, his eyes slightly closed and prepared to rest. Seeing this, Ayu gave up. Ayu felt bored, lifted the curtain, picked up the groom's whip, and whipped it hard, and the horse ran quickly.
The weather in Jiangzhou is weird, and the thunder and lightning are rumbling, which makes people look extremely cautious. Jiang Xue's story ended like snow in the sky with the flying wind and dust.