Chapter 139: The Emperor's Understanding
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong looked at those clans and smiled weirdly, and Chengcai turned his head and continued: "Even if you report some high titles, as county kings and first-level county princesses, there are not a few people who secretly hoard grain and grass and have a disobedient heart. The son suggested that his father should investigate these twists and turns. ”
"On the one hand, punish those lawless clans in order to return the people to a prosperous future. On the one hand, it can also help some clans that do not have these bad deeds to clear their grievances. Anyway, after a thorough investigation, there is nothing wrong with it. If there is a way, if there is a way, it will be changed, and if there is none, it will be encouraged. ”
"As for these elders, it is disloyal to be a minister who does not think about sharing worries for the king. As a royal child, it is unfilial to forget the difficulties of his ancestors to start a business and ignore the danger of the country. Such disloyal and unfilial people, Erchen thought that it was light to scold them. In the opinion of the sons, based on what they have done today, it would be light for them to be imprisoned. ”
After saying this, Huang Qiong stopped her mouth and stood aside without squeaking. At this time, there was naturally no seat for him in the Wende Palace. Although the titles of the people are not as high as their own, after all, they are all elders except for the king of Yuancheng County, and the generations are placed there. Even if the emperor doesn't look at the monk's face, he has to look at the Buddha's face, doesn't he?
The words have come to this, and his white face has been done enough. The rest depends on what the emperor who has been pretending to be red-faced since entering this Wende Hall will do it. Some of my own words can already be called taboos, and it will not do me any more words. The point is the most appropriate.
In fact, Huang Qiong's little bit of caution, where can he hide the emperor? If the emperor really can't even hear Huang Qiong's words, which are almost straightforward, then the throne under his ass will really not be stable. It's just that the emperor is still a little hesitant that his sons, who have already become vassals, are all a piece of shit under their buttocks.
The sons who didn't have a vassal were just as dishonest. His own son is also a mess, and this is not hard to say. If you once take these old clans with higher seniority, you will be offended too ruthlessly. These guys don't care about it, so where is the face of the emperor?
There is also a meaning that makes the emperor even more embarrassed, and the emperor is really embarrassed to say it. His sons, except for the one in front of him, were all educated by themselves. The teachers selected are at least one Hallym Bachelor. These fucked sons who can be taught are all tiger and wolf nature, and each one is more greedy than the other.
When you see the benefits, you go up and fight desperately. When you see difficulties and offend people, you can push 625 and hide aside without squeaking. Before these clans entered Beijing, he also thought about letting King Song preside over this matter. As a result, from Concubine De to King Song, no one was willing to come forward. Concubine De even ran to herself and bumped into Tianqu.
After the clan arrived in Beijing, he also asked the prince to mediate, but the prince always stayed in the mud. Just show up every day, and never come out again. When I asked, I have been speaking for these clans. As the emperor himself, he came forward to do this in person, but there was really no one available.
If this is spread out, won't it be laughed at, as the king of a country, he has failed to educate his son so much, where will he put his face? But the problem is that the prince is clearly afraid of offending people, and he refuses to exert any effort. And King Song pushed 625 even more, refusing to accept this errand. If you don't show up yourself, there will be no one to use.
It is precisely because of the worries of these clans, in turn, that they will expose their sons' old backgrounds, and the emperor has been suppressing his anger in the conversation two days ago. Although I can't say anything low, my tone is never tough. This also caused these clans who were called into Beijing to dare not buy the emperor's account publicly.
It's just that there are scruples and scruples, but the current situation is extremely tense. The imperial court really can't take out too much food now, and there is still money to help the number of disaster victims who have formed a scale. If you don't stop these people today and let them bleed to solve the urgent needs of the imperial court, I am afraid that the first large-scale civil unrest in the founding of the Great Qi is just around the corner.
During the two days of grinding teeth with the clan, the imperial court had already received an envoy from the acting Shaanxi pacification envoy, as well as an eight-hundred-mile envoy from Shanxi Road. Whether it is Shaanxi Road or Shanxi Road, which has already flowed into many victims, there are already signs of people rushing for food. Both sides are asking for orders, whether to transfer troops and suppress them.
On Longyou Road, where the disaster was the hardest, there have been cases where the victims openly grabbed grain, and even people ate people and changed children. The acting scholar of Longyou to pacify the envoy implored the imperial court to immediately transfer food for disaster relief. But at present, the 450,000 yuan raised by the imperial court and the 100,000 stone of grain that can be released are just a drop in the bucket in the face of the increasing number of victims.
Not to mention getting the victims through this winter, it will be difficult even this fall. If it is according to the usual official price of a bucket of rice, the 450,000 yuan can support it for a while. But everyone knows that in a disaster year, each bucket of grain will be at least dozens of times higher. 450,000 yuan is a lot, but in the face of the huge number of victims, it may not even be able to splash.
Moreover, the emperor also knew in his heart that even if the 450,000 yuan was issued, half of them could reach the hands of the victims, and he would be able to snicker. These officials even dared to steal and sell out the granaries that the imperial court was preparing for war and famine, and supplying the border army, so it must be extremely normal for several layers of oil to be scraped out from the imperial court's disaster relief money and grain.
Thinking of this, the emperor gritted his teeth and decided to follow the steps given by Huang Qiong. As a well-read historian, he knew too well what a popular uprising would bring. Not only the military expenditure suppressed by the imperial court, but it will be a huge number. Even in the areas affected by the civil uprising, it is not known how many years it will take to recover.
What's more, whether it is Longyou or Shaanxi Road, in addition to its own Hu and Han miscellaneous places, it is also an important border place. Among the two roads, there are Uighurs in the west of Longyou Road, there are Tubo tribes around Qinghai in the south, and it also borders Northern Liao in the north. It is also the largest group of pastoral prisons in the imperial court at present.
The cavalry of Daqi has always been called elite, and it is relied on as the war horse produced by Longyou. If there is really a big turmoil in Longyou, the blow to the cavalry that Daqi has always relied on as a pillar will definitely be fatal. Without a strong cavalry, how could Great Qi compete with Northern Liao?
The Shaanxi Road, which is adjacent to Longyou, has always been an important place on the Guanxi Line of the Northern Liao Border. Although it has never been the key offensive direction of Northern Liao, the Shanshan defense line has always been integrated. Whether the safety of Shaanxi Road is in danger or not, it directly shakes the defense line of Shanxi Road. If Shaanxi Road is chaotic, Shanxi Road, which is only adjacent to a river, will be difficult to escape.
Shanxi Road has always been a barrier in the Central Plains. If the Shanxi Road is chaotic and Northern Liao takes the opportunity to go south, I am afraid that the land north of the Yellow River will not be owned by Daqi. The Northwest Rebellion seems to be cramped, but in fact, it affects the whole body. The current situation has made it impossible for the emperor to hesitate a little.
Even if he gives these clans a certain amount of compensation afterwards, he must not have any softness at this time. Although the emperor did not think that what he had done was too much, and he did not want to make a big fuss. But at the moment, unless he uses some tough means, he is helpless against those clans who have gotten into the eyes of money.
It's just that after making up his mind, the emperor didn't immediately turn his face like Huang Qiong, and he still has this bit of a city government after being a king for many years. The emperor just looked at the clans present and smiled faintly. It wasn't until this group of clans laughed a little creepy that he said, "Since you are all unwilling, then I am no longer reluctant." ”
"I have remembered what you said here today. What the King of England said just now, although it is a little rougher, he is also dedicated to the court, so you don't have to pursue it. However, I also think that although the words of the King of England are a little rougher, they are not rough, and there is still some truth in them. I'll think about what I'm going to talk about today. ”
"Maybe it's time for the clan to put things in order. All of you here are people who are more virtuous and respected in the clan, and it is your duty to rectify the clan. In this way, you can stay in Beijing for a few more days, and you can also come up with a note. After a few days of nagging, I am really a little tired. I am sure you are also a little tired, so go down and rest. ”
The emperor's words, although they were very plain, were so plain that people couldn't see any anger in his heart. But when it came to the three words of reluctance, the emperor added extra weight. The weight of the tone has nothing to do with the flat expression on his face. Hearing the emperor's words, the clans present couldn't help but chuckle.
Looking at the emperor in front of him, although he still had a flat smile on his face, the cold light in his eyes could be seen as long as he was not blind. And at this moment, the smile on the emperor's face did not decrease for half a minute, not only did it make several clans feel relaxed, but it made several people feel the slightest chill.
What does it mean that I have memorized everything I said? Listening to the emperor's words, this is to prepare for the rhythm of settling accounts after the autumn. When several of the clans here thought of this, their hearts couldn't help but tighten. They all knew very well in their hearts how the wealth in their house came from.
Over the years, how many dirty things have I done to accumulate such a huge wealth. If the emperor is really angry and wants to find out to the end, it is very easy to catch his pigtails. It's not even good, the emperor now has his own handle in his hands. If these things are shaken out, with the words of that Rausch Zi Ying, a captivity will definitely not be able to escape.
Thinking of this, several clans present broke out in a cold sweat. Especially in terms of several clans in Shaanxi and Longyou Second Road, just as Huang Qiong guessed, several granaries on the Second Road were stolen and sold, and they all played a role in sharing the spoils. A few people who have ghosts in their hearts, and the cold sweat instantly soaked their backs.
What's more, don't say you have a bunch of unclean shit under your buttocks. Even no, it would be too easy for the emperor to really make up his mind to clean himself up. Looking at the emperor with a faint smile on his face in front of him, who had never been less than half a point, a few people remembered that the emperor in front of him had never been so easy to talk to.
Especially the king of Linfen County, who once scolded Huang Qiong for Huaiyang's desire for iniquity, suddenly remembered a past incident in his heart at this time, after the Huaiyang Rebellion, several clans had repeatedly folded their sons, asking the emperor to kill the daughter of the king of Huaiyang County and the son born to him, that is, the mother and son of the King of England to thank the world, to be precise, to thank them for these clans.
Although these folds were kept by the emperor at that time, they were not issued. But not long after the fact, the clan of those who were on the fold was even excused by the emperor in front of him, and even found an excuse that was not an excuse, not to mention the ban on the knighthood, and even the descendants were not allowed to attack the lord. This king of Linfen County is the one who escaped the turmoil because he delayed the delivery of a few days, so he remembers this incident quite clearly.