Chapter 1 The Great Waves Drift Gold

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In the sixteenth year of Jingxing in Daqin, natural disasters were endless, soldiers were constantly suffering, nine towns and thirty-six states in the north were full of smoke, and the rivers and mountains of Daqin were fluctuating.

With the depression and ruin brought about by the years of war in the north, Bianjing, where the Great Qin Kyoto is located, is peaceful and prosperous.

Pedestrians on Bianjing Street in Beijing are lined up one after another, shops are lined up, giants and wealthy businessmen gather, and dignitaries and nobles are everywhere.

Bianjing has been peaceful for a long time, and the sick prosperity has intoxicated the people of Bianjing.

The palace was clouded and gloomy.

The Western Xia Liao allied army controlled 300,000 invaders of Great Qin.

Within half a month, the six towns of Kyushu in the north of Daqin were connected, and the border was in an emergency, and the news came that the imperial court was shaken.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you can have a way to play it quickly!"

Emperor Jingxing of Great Qin did not have the usual demeanor of not being surprised, and sat restlessly on the dragon chair, anxious and anxious.

The original black hair unconsciously grew a few strands of gray hair.

The military situation at the border made Emperor Jingxing anxious and worried.

His Royal Highness was a military official, holding a jade plate in his hand, bowing his head and being silent, and the atmosphere was depressing. The entire hall was silent except for Emperor Jingxing's angry panting.

After a long time, the suffocating silence was finally broken.

From the queue of generals on the right, a veteran with white beard and hair, wearing golden bright light armor and a black cloak. Although he is nearly seventy years old, his back is straight, and he has an old and strong momentum when he goes to that station.

It's reassuring.

"Old minister, Zuo Shenzuo invites the Beijing battalion to fight!"

The words fell, and the stone broke the earth.

Jingying, before the Yongguan Change, did still have the strength to fight. But the Yongguan Revolution of that year has reimbursed the last blood of Jingying. The remaining soldiers of the Beijing camp have not been in battle for a long time, and in the rich and gentle township of Jingshi, they have lived peacefully for sixteen years, and the strong army has also been corroded.

Moreover, after the Yongguan Incident, the old Jiangmen family in Jingying was convicted and died in battle, and many military positions were vacated.

Originally, there were veterans of the Beijing camp in the way, and the adults in the court couldn't insert their hands in. Now it is stuffed with the clansmen of the major families and nobles, and the nobles and nobles all regard the Beijing camp as a place to lead the money, live a mixed life, and enter the official body.

It has long been no secret that Jingying is erosive. It's just that everyone usually tacitly agrees that they have never pierced this layer of window paper, but now Zuo Shen wants to lead the Beijing battalion to fight, isn't this a big joke?

Do you want to do it again?

"The minister is against!"

The first one to jump out was Han Yutang, the secretary of the military department, and Han Yutang, who was upright and in his prime, climbed to the position of the secretary of the military department of the Great Qin, and it was only a matter of time before he paid homage to the prime minister.

As the secretary of the military department, he knows better than anyone what the situation in Beijing is. There were no less than 100 sons and daughters of the family officials who were stuffed into the gilded camp in Beijing from his hands, and they all held military positions.

His own youngest son was also stuffed into the Beijing camp by him and became an official. Thinking about his youngest son's usual behavior of walking birds and teasing dogs, it is not difficult to know what the children of other families are like.

Let these gentlemen who have not practiced for a day go to the battlefield, I am afraid that they will not even be able to hold their weapons steadily, they will not be able to understand the banner, and it is definitely a joke to go into battle to kill the enemy.

When the time comes, it will be a thousand miles away before it goes into battle, harming others and itself.

However, he must not say these things and words, although the Beijing camp has accumulated shortcomings for a long time, and it did not start with him, but he is now the secretary of the military department after all. If this leaks out now, he will definitely take the blame and bear the brunt of it.

High-sounding words still have to be said, as long as Jingying is not allowed to go to the battlefield and say some scenes, he believes that his colleagues in the DPRK and China will come out to support him when the time comes.

"The Beijing camp is the last line of defense of the Beijing Division, if the Beijing battalion is transferred to aid the Nine Towns, how will the defense of the Beijing Division be handled, in case, the Xia Liao coalition army breaks through or bypasses the Nine Towns and approaches the Beijing Division, how to resist?

Jingshi is where the imperial court is, where His Majesty is, where the Queen Mother is, if there is an accident, the world will be turbulent, and it will be difficult for the society to survive! ”

Han Yutang respectfully held the jade plate with both hands, wearing a red gold silk Suzhou embroidered official uniform, righteous words, full of righteousness, and his loyalty to the court, the queen mother and the emperor was vividly embodied.

"Minister! Seconded! ”

"Minister! Seconded! ”

"This must not be done..."

“......”

Sure enough, the ministers, who were originally silent, all jumped out at this time to support Han Yutang.

Hearing this, Zuo Shen frowned again and again, and his face was displeased.

After all, Zuo Shen is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and there are many people who support him, but most of them are military generals.

The military general, Kong Wu is powerful, simple and rude, and does not have as many etiquette as literati.

These people who have nothing to do with it, Zi said Shiyun's rotten Confucianism, but they are useless when they encounter things. I know how to dismantle the stage and play tricks.

I don't know who scolded first, and he was restrained at first, but in the end, except for the two high-ranking prime ministers and a few ministers, the rest of the courtiers actually scolded in the court, and the whole court was like a vegetable market.

The former official bodies of civil officials, the official chastity is gone, the shrews scold the streets, and Sven sweeps the floor.

The generals were clumsy and wanted to use force at one point, and the scene was chaotic.

Emperor Jingxing laughed angrily. This is his minister, who is really the minister he has always trusted!

Angry, teacups, paperweights, inkstones, and concertographs reached out and smashed them, smashing them at these ministers in the palace.

Even the jade seal placed in the treasure box would have been thrown out if it hadn't been for the big eunuch Bi Jie beside him.

This is the only way to stop this farce.

Emperor Jingxing, who was so angry that he blushed and had a thick neck, could it be that he was angry, and Qiankun roared arbitrarily.

"Shut up! Any of you have a better suggestion! If not, shut up me, according to the old general Zuo! As for the defense of the Beijing Division, the army of various prefectures will be requisitioned! Princes and kings! Needless to say!

Feng Zuo's old general is the general of Peking University! Commander the Beijing camp, gallop to the aid of the nine towns, set off within three days, and order the household department and the military department to coordinate the army's salary, grain and grass! Make no mistake! Who has any objections? ”

"Minister! The book of the household, Tian Wei has a play! ”

Tobe Shangshu, the queen's own brother, moved his fat body and played.

"Speak!" Emperor Jingxing was now extremely angry, frightened, and spoke in a bad tone.

"Hubu, there is not enough money and food, I am afraid that I will not be able to support the northern aid of the army!"

Before Emperor Jingxing could react, Han Yutang, the secretary of the military department, came out again and played.

"Your Majesty, the military department has no extra money and food!"

In the ancestral system of the Great Qin, the imperial court set up six departments: prime ministers, households, officials, soldiers, criminals, workers, and rites.

After collecting taxes from various localities, the household department will allocate money and grain in accordance with the annual budget reported by the ministry. Each ministry performs its own duties, and most of the budget of the household ministry is used to pay for the salaries of officials and clans in Beijing, and some are kept in the state treasury for emergencies. In recent years, natural disasters have continued, and the household department has been unable to make ends meet, and the treasury has long been empty.

The budget of the Ministry of Works was used for palaces, government offices, bridges, roads, and mausoleums.

Most of the military department has used it to pay for military salaries, grain and grass, but unfortunately, the budget of the military department this year has already been used for seventy-seven, eighty-eight.

That's why there is a scene where the military department and the household department cry poor together.

"How can this be true? How can this be reasonable..."Emperor Jingxing was so angry that he trembled, his face was red and his neck was thick.

"Great Qin! Can't even make up the hundreds of thousands of military salaries, grain and grass in the Beijing camp! ”

"Ministry of Works! Officials! Ministry of Rites! Why are you still stunned! You say! Do you have! Still stunned! Waiting for the death of the country! ”

The Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Rites looked at each other speechlessly, and all of them bowed their heads and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry (Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Rites) has no silver ......"

Emperor Jingxing, so depressed in his chest that he almost vomited blood from anger. At this time, outside the palace gate, Jing Zhaoyin didn't care about the official hat that had run away, and shouted outside the hall: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The minister has this music! Your Majesty, please hurry down! Stop the King! Otherwise, the prestige of the imperial court and the reputation of the royal family will be ruined......"

Emperor Jingxing leaned on the dragon chair with his left hand decadently, and Bi Jie carefully helped Emperor Jingxing to follow his breath, and Emperor Jingxing said with no love: "What's wrong with that bastard?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Wei wants to make a big wave of gold!"

"What is a big wave of gold?" Emperor Jingxing was confused for a while, forgot his anger for a while, and was puzzled.

The surrounding ministers also looked at it in unison.

"Your Majesty! His Royal Highness the King of Wei... His Royal Highness the King of Wei... When the tide that has not been encountered in Bianjing for a hundred years comes, stand on the top of the tide pavilion and float gold! The people of Bianjing all watched each other, and thousands of people were empty. Tide Viewing Pavilion, along the river embankment and dam, the people who rushed to hear the news scolded the imperial court! Jing Zhaoyin panted, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with his sleeve, and replied quickly.

"Your Highness carries 100,000 taels of gold and 500,000 taels of silver! Send 100 goldsmiths and silversmiths to set up five melting pots in the tide viewing pavilion, blend gold and silver, cast gold leaves, silver foil, and wait for the tide to come, sprinkle to the tide, and watch the tide drift gold! Also said... ...... while it's hot."

"Poof!" Finally, Emperor Jingxing couldn't hold back any longer, a mouthful of old blood gushed out, and before spurting blood, he roared violently: "Escort this bastard bastard back to me!" I'm going to cut him down! ”

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