In Luoyang, Xijing, 300,000 people suddenly faced the crisis of salt shortage, and no one dared to be careless. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhao Zhen immediately issued an order, asking the officials to stay in Xijing to hold a pre-imperial meeting, in addition, the third envoy Bao Zheng was responsible for escorting a batch of palace treasures, rushed from Kaifeng to Luoyang, and also attended the meeting.

Outside the palace, there are more and more officials gathered, it can be said that there are many crowns, all of them are heavyweights, and if you distinguish them a little, you can see that all the officials are divided into two major factions.

First of all, Wang Ning'an and Qin Fenglu's transport envoy Sima Guang were the mainstays, and they both advocated toughness. -for-tat with them are Liu Ji, Xi Ruyan, Zhang Wen and others.

Obviously, Liu Ji has more people and more fierce momentum. Wang Ningan didn't have the slightest fear, when you get to the battlefield, you won't let the enemy let you go because you are weak, let alone weak at all!

At this time, two people came hand in hand, one was Bao Zheng, and the other was Wang Gui, a bachelor of Hanlin!

When these two walked towards Wang Ning'an's side, Liu Ji and the others were breathing rapidly, they couldn't believe it, they were obviously enraged!

Wang Qi was originally standing with them, why did he become a traitor in a blink of an eye, do you want to be shameless?

Wang Qi also knows that he is a Hanlin cichen, he has no practical experience, Liu Ji encouraged a few words, and then stood up, and later found that the situation was wrong, and it was too late to change, he was still a bit of a literati poor and sour, and he was unwilling to bow his head easily.

It happened that Bao Zheng came, they had some friendship when they were in the capital, Lao Bao knew Wang Jue's embarrassment, and gave him a step, and Wang Jue immediately climbed the pole.

"Lord Wang, Xijing has been designated as the accompanying capital, His Majesty is here in person, hundreds of thousands of living beings, it is very important, someone dares to joke about the livelihood of Xijing's father, Wang is not talented, and he will definitely not sit idly by!"

Wang Ningan didn't say anything, at this time, the more friends, the better, and there was no reason to reject Wang Jue.

"Mr. Wang can uphold justice and adhere to morality, and I admire him very much. There are loyal people like Wang Bachelor, and those little ones will never succeed! ”

Between the words, Pang Ji also came, the old Pang Ji got down from the sedan chair, Liu Ji subconsciously wanted to come over to greet them, who knew that Pang Ji didn't look at them at all, but walked directly to Wang Ning'an's side, and said with a smile when he was far away: "Wang Xianggong, the old man's subordinates won't lack salt to eat, right?" ”

"How come, old minister, whoever is short can't be without the brothers, where does he have the strength to kill the enemy and serve the country without eating salt!" Wang Ningan said with a smile.

Pang Ji slapped his face and said with a smile: "Well said, the old man is about to try whether the knife in his hand is sharp or not!" ”

As he spoke, the old man swept Liu Ji and the others with his peripheral vision, and just one glance startled them.

You've done it!

Pang Ji wanted to protect them, but he kicked his nose and face, becoming more and more excessive, and dared to do anything, so he didn't know how to write dead words?

The old man can't protect you!

Seeing that he was about to face the king, at this time, a sedan chair was late, and a person jumped down, startling the big guys.

Pang Ji said with a calm face: "Isn't this Brother Kuanfu?" I thought you only knew how to repair the palace! ”

Wen Yanbo smiled indifferently, "You also have to eat salt to repair the palace, and there were no pickles yesterday, how can this old man be able to repair?" No, the old man came to ask today, who is going to oppose the court? ”

is worthy of being a veteran prime minister, Wen Yanbo has pretended to be a grandson for so long, and as soon as he showed his face, he was murderous and majestic. To say that Wang Ning'an is terrible, many big people have fallen into his hands.

But except for some officials in Lingnan, Wang Ningan really did not kill a few civilian officials.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but the ancestral system is there, and he doesn't have the energy, staring at a person every day.

But Wen Yanbo is different, he is a civilian, and he can not kill you, but Lao Wen has 10,000 ways to make your life worse than death!

The two ministers, plus a third envoy, and Wang Ning'an, were too heavy, like a mountain, pressing on the heads of Liu Ji and the others, and this group of people all felt a little difficult to breathe.

The civil officials who had gathered around them also hid to the side in small steps, as if they were carrying the plague on them.

Liu Ji and the others looked very bad, and at this time, the palace gate opened, and all the ministers entered the palace together.

Not as wide and magnificent as the Daqing Palace, the Luoyang Palace can only fit dozens of people, and any more will be crowded. It's just that this small palace is majestic and solemn at this time, Zhao Zhen's face is solemn, he accepted the salute of the hundred officials, and then said lightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, Luoyang suddenly closed the salt shop, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians are facing the crisis of salt shortage, do you have a countermeasure." ”

"Yes!"

Wang Ning'an immediately stood up, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that stabilizing people's hearts is a top priority, and during this period of time, hundreds of thousands of stone green salt have been purchased from Western Xia, and some of them can be allocated to solve the urgent need, and then send envoys to Western Xia to discuss the expansion of imports and ensure the supply of green salt." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the good student Guangguang immediately stood up, "Your Majesty, Weichen is not talented, and he is willing to go to Western Xia to discuss import matters with them, and within a month, 100,000 stones can be added, which is enough for the people of Luoyang and the people who built the palace for a year." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded happily, "Sima Aiqing has worked tirelessly, and I am very relieved, so I will leave this matter to you to deal with." ”

"Obey."

Zhao Zhen asked the others again: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any other opinions?" ”

Wen Yanbo stood up, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that all salt shops have suddenly stopped selling salt, and things are strange, and they should be severely punished for hoarding and disrupting the market!" ”

Bao Zheng also said: "All the salt merchants have signed a contract with the three divisions, and they are responsible for the sale of salt in a certain area, and they must not stop at will without reason, and must complete the agreed period." The minister thought that the sudden cessation of the sale of salt had constituted a breach of contract, and the minister suggested that it should be investigated thoroughly immediately! ”

"So what are you waiting for!"

Pang Ji said loudly: "Send troops immediately, find out these profiteers, and cut off their heads one by one!" ”

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Several adults shouted and shouted to kill together, which frightened Liu Ji and the others.

They thought that the imperial court would withdraw its hands when it was tough, and no one dared to risk hundreds of thousands of people having no salt to eat, but they obviously miscalculated the new style.

Not only is Zhao Zhen tough, Wang Ningan is tough, and even the two prime ministers have changed their faces, how can this be good?

Liu Ji had no choice but to stand up.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although it is wrong for merchants to stop selling salt, it is also excusable, and the court may be open to the net and understand their difficulties."

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen smiled: "They are also difficult? ”

Liu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in recent months, the price of salt has plummeted, and salt merchants have to buy salt, pay taxes, rent shops, warehouses, and hire people, which cost a lot of money. The price of salt has plummeted, and it is difficult to make ends meet. Ordinary people often say that there are people who do the business of breaking heads, but no one does the business that loses money, and businessmen have to do it if they seek profits. ”

Zhao Zhen was noncommittal, and asked again: "Since Lord Liu said so, how do you think it should be solved?" ”

"This ...... Naturally, it was the decision of the Holy Son of Heaven, and the minister thought that maybe, perhaps, he could stop the green salt of Western Xia! ”

Xi Ruyan also had to stand up, "Your Majesty, it is better to raise the soup to stop boiling, it is better to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle, as long as the green salt of Western Xia is stopped, the clouds will naturally disperse one day, and you can sit back and relax!" ”

"Nonsense!"

Guangguang jumped out, "Lord Liu, Lord Xi, the opening of the Western Xia Qingyan is for the two countries to negotiate peace, and it is okay to break it now, once the Western Xia people are killed, are you two willing to go to the battlefield to face the enemy?" ”

It was this set of rhetoric again, and Liu Ji cross-examined: "Sima Guang, according to what you mean, is it that my Great Song Dynasty can't beat Western Xia, so I can only be forced to open Qingyan?" Where do you put the face of the court, it is simply insulting to the national body and becoming a minister in vain! ”

I have to say that Liu Ji is still very powerful, but he ran into Sima Guang.

"Hahaha, Lord Liu, can you make sense of this? We bought the green salt of the Western Xia, but the Western Xia also bought the grain and silk of the Great Song Dynasty? Could it be that Western Xia is also afraid of us? Besides, looking at the world, are there still few countries that covet the products of the Great Song Dynasty? Some countries come from thousands of miles across the ocean, and they are also afraid of the Great Song Dynasty and are not afraid of humiliating the national body? Commercial trade is a fair exchange, you and I are willing. Xixia green salt, high quality and low price, won the love of the people. Some people do not hesitate to let the people of a city cut off salt for their own selfishness, who has ill intentions, who is greedy for profit, it is self-evident! ”

"You!"

Guangguang's grand remarks made these people speechless.

Wang Ningan took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since there are people who are unwilling to do business, they might as well take back the salt franchise and open up Western Xia Qingyan in Luoyang." ”

Zhang Wen's face turned red, and he hurriedly stopped, "Lord Wang, treachery, dishonesty to the people, it is absolutely impossible!" ”

"People? Who are the people? The poor people who can't eat salt are the people! Those selfish, brain-fat salt merchants, are they also people? Wang Ning'an frowned, his momentum was compelling, "Salt merchants have never been ordinary people, and the imperial court has not harmed them, the influx of green salt in Western Xia is just a normal commercial competition, if they can't bear it, they should be eliminated!" Ladies and gentlemen, you blindly protect the salt merchants, and even ignore the Great Song Dynasty and the common people. I would like to ask, are you receiving the Great Song Dynasty's Yulu, or the salt merchant's Yulu, or in other words, you ostensibly receive the Great Song Dynasty's Yulu, and secretly receive ten times the salt merchant's Yulu, yes or no? ”

"It's not!"

Liu Ji, Xi Ruyan and others seemed to have been stepped on their tails, and they all cried bitterly, shouting loudly, saying that Wang Ningan slandered them, and that they could be killed, but not humiliated, and asked the emperor to administer justice to them.

Right and wrong, Zhao Zhen has long been clear in his heart, these people have repeatedly provoked his bottom line, and His Majesty the Emperor no longer wants to endure it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have nothing to do with the salt merchants, that's the best. Bao Qing, since some people are unwilling to do salt business, let the third division immediately terminate the contract with them and investigate the fine. In addition, the salt sales firm in Xijing should be rebuilt as soon as possible, and the price must be sufficient. ”

Bao Zheng hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the old minister will do it!" ”

The imperial meeting ended in a hurry, and Liu Ji and the others sighed one by one as if they were mourning, as if they were dead......