"Bastard! Darn! "On the Jinluan Hall in the Forbidden City of Yunguo, the emperor roared angrily. The ministers in the hall knelt on their knees, and their heavy breathing sounded one after another.

"Let's see, what have all those rebel ministers of the Chu State written." The Emperor angrily threw the sheet at the foot of the steps.

Ye Yunlan lowered his head and stepped forward in small steps, "Father Emperor is angry, Chu State jumps off the beam clown, it is not worth the father emperor's anger, it hurts the dragon body." ”

"Yunlan, read this letter to Zhu Qing." The Emperor seemed to be angry for a moment, and his face was so gloomy that it seemed to be dripping.

Ye Yunlan cautiously stepped forward, bent down to pick up the folds on the ground, unfolded it for a moment, and read it slowly.

"The minister of Chu Guogong Jiang provoked a book

In recent years, the natural disasters in Chu have become more and more prosperous, the people are not able to make a living, there is heavy rain on the bank of the Huai River, the rain is as heavy as beans, it has been raining for several days, many embankments have been executed, the people have many dead and injured, and the cultivated land is submerged, and the autumn harvest has no hope. The scorching sun in northern Chu is in the sky, there is no rain for several months, the earth is cracked, there is no dripping water out of the nine feet of digging ground, and the people have no water available, and the livestock and fields are closed.

In recent years, the increasing taxation has caused the people to have no harvest to look forward to, and there is no grain to pay when they harvest, and natural and man-made disasters have followed.

Recently, there have been many people in Chudi, which has become increasingly rampant, and many ministers have come to the table, so that the trend is out of control. The ministers can't bear to see the people in the fire and water and His Majesty is resented by the people, for the people for the king, the ministers have the courage to play up to the sky, please exempt this year's taxes, I hope that Your Majesty will pity the people and be lonely, and understand the hearts of the ministers, so as not to let the people have no way out, and rise up.

The ministers begged His Majesty, exempted from taxes, the heart of heaven, the peace of the community, the sincerity and fear, and the micro-ministers on the grass. ”

After reading, no one spoke in the hall for a long time, and the ministers looked at each other and exchanged glances with each other.

This recital came too suddenly, although the state of Chu has a great grudge against the royal family, in addition to secretly stationing troops has always been considered safe, today it is actually openly torn with the royal family, this recital is even more rude, drought and flood are recorded in various countries, and will be reported on time every month, and compared with the climate at this time of the year, drought and flood disasters are unheard of, as for the "unveiling the rod, unbearable things" Yunyun meaning is even more clear, if the royal family does not agree to tax exemption, I am afraid that the Duke of Chu will be in the people's "persecution" to raise an army.

An old figure came out one after another, it was Xu Qian, a scholar of the palace who was the prime minister of Zuo and the prince at the time, "Your Majesty, the heart of the Chu State has long been unsubordinate, and today's facts are expected, but the change is hasty, our country is not ready, I want to come to the Chu State has already been premeditated, a few days ago, the Chu State executed a number of ministers in the name of corruption and dereliction of duty, among which there are many people with lofty ideals who are loyal to the royal family, it can be seen that the Chu State is fully prepared, and in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to agree to the matter of exemption in advance, temporarily suspend the disease, and wait for our country to rectify the heavenly army and then carry out the crusade."

"What Master Xu said is very true, Erchen thinks that our troops are scattered, if they are forcibly transferred, not to mention the loss of labor and money, and there is chaos in the hearts of our people, and the march of 100 miles to fight will damage our troops, and the Chu State secretly mobilized a large number of Chu spearmen in Xiongguan, obviously prepared for a long time, and it is not suitable to fight at this time." Ye Yunlan agreed.

The ministers also said that it was not suitable to enter the army for conscription.

The emperor sat on the throne without saying a word, his eyes were gloomy, listening to the ministers, everything you said and my words were all a plan to delay the army, and it was not suitable to march, and his heart was like a ball of cotton wrapped layer by layer, and the layers seemed to be as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Enough!" The emperor slammed the handle of the throne vigorously, and the loud noise made the noisy ministers in the hall suddenly quiet, and everyone stared at the emperor on the throne in shock. Ye Yunshu is not a irascible monarch, he is even gentle and elegant, he is the appearance of a Taiping Emperor, and his behavior today is very different from usual, which makes the ministers below who think they have understood the emperor's mind a little surprised.

"My ancestor is Emperor Taizu, who ruled the world and divided the princes, is the strategic, all-encompassing Wenjing Emperor, my father is the martial emperor who deters the princes and remembers the whole day, I have been in the universe for ten years, and everywhere the emperor's order has been in the past ten years, the princes have obeyed, I have a hundred thousand heavenly troops, compared to the first emperor, I am alone, I Wenchen and military generals gathered, how can I be threatened by the little Chu State, I want him Chu Jiang to know that the Chu State will be a courtier for life if he is a courtier, and he wants me to give in, unless I die. There is no need to discuss it anymore, I have made up my mind. With that, the emperor brushed his sleeves away, leaving the ministers at a loss.

"Father, father," Ye Yunlan wanted to stop, but Ye Yunshu had already left without looking back.

Soyu Palace, backyard

"The young master's expectations are good, today's court meeting was furious, and he insisted on sending troops to attack Chu, the ministers' persuasion was fruitless, and the crown prince then entered the palace to persuade again, but it seems that it has no effect." The housekeeper smiled at Ye Nan who was watering the flowers.

"After all, Ye Yunshu has the blood of Emperor Wu, he is skilled in soldiers and horses since he was a child, although he was later taught by Confucianism and has an elegant heart, but he is by no means a gloomy and scheming person, but Ye Yunlan has a clear insight into the situation, is a calm head, is a character, I have to add a fire, contact the Yunguo chess pieces in the shadows, and tonight, let him wait for me in the secret room in the tunnel," Ye Nan put down the kettle in his hand and patted the dirt on his body.

"Yes." The butler solemnly bowed in agreement.

"Also, Uncle Dai Ying, help me contact Ye Ying, I want to see her"

"Yes." This time, Dai Ying didn't have the seriousness of last time, and there was a smile in his eyes.