Chapter 200: The Catfish Effect (Lazy to Score Chapters)

Fishermen in Northern Europe will put a few catfish in their tanks after collecting their nets, and the catfish will be active to stimulate other fish and not catch a school of dead fish when they reach the shore. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The situation in Luoyi is unchanged, and the competition for the throne is similar to what it used to be, Ji Yan is probably tired of it, he is like an old fisherman, tricking a catfish, and completely stirring the still water of this pool.

"Father, he actually intends to make Yingzheng the regent!"

"Father, I want Yuan'er to inherit his throne!"

The two brothers Ji Zhan and Ji Qi were caught off guard, who Zhao Zhengda married, they already knew, waiting to see the joke. However, before he could laugh, tears gushed out along the tear glands, clenching his fists at Zhao Zheng, grinning his teeth, and blowing up his hair.

Who moved their cheese? Zhao Zheng didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he was not satisfied after winning the throne of Qin, so he coveted the throne of the Son of Heaven, and even won Ji Yan's support.

They subconsciously saw all this as Zhao Zheng's trick, and with his unpredictable eloquence, it should not be a problem to convince Ji Yan, or that he had what Ji Yan dreamed of.

In the world, as the Son of Heaven, Ji Yan always wants to dominate the world, but the army is conquest, even if the Great Zhou has enough grain and grass, there is no need to raid the conquered places, but with the army for a day, the grain and grass are ten thousand stones, and no matter how rich the landlord is, he can't stand such consumption.

With the support of artillery, the situation would be different, this kind of weapon against the sky, any strong soldier in front of it, is a joke, even if Zhou and Chu combined, it is just a bigger joke.

The important weapon of the country should be owned by the Son of Heaven.

Based on the inertial thinking among the nobles, Zhao Zheng, a catfish, just entered the pond, which immediately aroused the conjecture of the Luoyi nobles, and the result was unanimously that Zhao Zheng exchanged artillery for Ji Yan's support. Anyway, Zhao Yuan also has Ji Zhou blood, and before Confucian ethics did not restrain the thoughts of scholars and doctors, who the king would sit on, whether it was a man or a woman, and what the blood relationship with the royal family was, I really didn't have to worry about it.

The emperor of flowing water, the family of iron.

The two tigers competed with each other and turned into a three-legged stand, and some officials who were waiting and watching began to be attentive. After all, Zhao Zheng has the capital of the Qin State, and he has mastered the high-end technology of artillery, and can even mobilize the Donghu army to help.

The lie is repeated a hundred times, and it is no different from the truth.

When the Homeinn branch reopened, everyone thought that Ji Yan had the intention of making Zhao Zheng the regent.

"The world is declining, people's hearts are declining, and the national weapon of the Huanghuang Great Zhou Dynasty is going to be handed over to a mongrel of unknown origin."

"Your Highness said cautiously, it is just a rumor at the moment, after all, you are still the prince of the Great Zhou. What's more, Ying Zheng is an outsider, no matter how he says it, he is also the descendants of Win Qin, and the Great Zhou and Win Qin are like fire and water, even if the Son of Heaven has a heart, all the hundred officials will not agree, even if the hundreds of officials endure for a while, the bereaved families of those Great Zhou soldiers who died in the Qin soldiers over the years will not agree. ā€

Ji Zhan's eyes lit up, he felt that this was a good idea, he heard that when Zhao was in Xianyang, he mobilized the people more than once to build momentum for himself. What the prince of Qin can do, why can't the prince of Chengzhou.

"Quickly gather the orphans of the fallen soldiers near Luoyi, and send money and land no matter what method is used, it is necessary for them to appear in front of the palace gate and oppose the establishment of a prince with the blood of winning Qin."

The system of Cheng Zhou officials is rigid, and the treatment of first-class troops and second-rate troops is completely in the sky and on the ground, not to mention the families of dead soldiers. For Ji Yan, it is enough to ensure the loyalty of the Praetorian Guard and the Yin Eighth Division, and it is enough for others not to rebel.

Ji Zhan estimated the money spent by Zhao Zheng to pull the people of Xianyang, he was a person who was unprofitable and could not afford to be early, thinking that the people of Xianyang were also a person who was unprofitable and could not afford to be early.

With a stroke of the pen, 50,000 taels of gold, and finally less than 20,000 in the hands of the orphans of the fallen soldiers, it is better than nothing, anyway, it is a matter of one sentence.

So, early one morning, thousands of people temporarily starred in a large-scale "farce". They knelt in front of the palace gate with banners and petitioned, begging Ji Yan not to canonize Zhao Yuan as the crown prince and let Zhao Zheng be the regent.

And said that this was the death of the country, and handed over the land that the Great Zhou soldiers exchanged for their lives to the Qin people, and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty would be reduced to second-class people from now on.

The people are simple, and if these alone are not enough to express their simplicity. So on another banner, it was written "Support the Prince's Ji War", and the strong handwriting penetrated the back of the paper, shining in the newborn sun.

Ji Yan laughed breathlessly, but after laughing, he thought that something was wrong, Ji Zhan would do such a mindless thing, is he still suitable to be a prince?

The matter of abolishing the prince was officially included in his consideration, and at the same time, the members of the prince's faction withdrew one after another and switched to others, most of them went to Ji Qimen, and some of them paid homage to Zhao Zheng.

"The Son of Heaven really wants to make Fujun the crown prince, is he willing to do it?"

Looking at the stacks of one-person-high prayers and all kinds of reasons for her relationship with Zhao Zhengpan, Zheng Sleeve couldn't help but suspect that she had originally taken it as a rumor, but now the rumor seems to be getting more and more true.

Zhao Zheng glanced at her with a smile, pinched her nose with his hand, and glanced at her for her own thought.

A rumor is a rumor, and no matter how true it may be on the outside, it will never come true in essence.

Zhao Zheng was the strangest about Ji Yan's attitude, after the farce of the petition, he had not spoken out, and Quan Dang did not see it, which made some officials mistakenly take the rumors seriously.

"Bastard, what are you all doing!

Damn, all deserve to die. ā€

Ji Zhan roared, the banner that supported him was helping him, and it was clearly going to kill him. If it weren't for Zhao Zheng and Ji Qi who had been standing by and watching, he would have thought it was the idea of these two people.

"Say, that bastard came up with a bad idea?"

The three cadres knelt on the ground and exchanged glances in private, innocent eyes. As the general of the prince's three guards, they are part-time prince's advisers, no matter how stupid they are, they will never joke about their future, and even 50,000 taels of "buying fees", they have not moved a cent, they are all embezzled by other subordinates.

"Talking, I'm dumb, why don't you say it yourself."

Ji Zhan said impatiently, spending 50,000 taels of gold to buy this bunch of trouble, who did he complain to, he could only cry secretly in the middle of the night.

Ji Yefang, the leader of the three guards, exchanged glances with the other two, and after confirming that they were not, he said cautiously: "Report to the master, the minions really don't know, let alone participate, these are all thought up by the people themselves, and they are all those fools."

I was embarrassed to do that with your gold, so I added a banner to repay your kindness. ā€

"Repay the favor?"

"His mother, this is simply revenge, this prince's reputation is completely ruined, it's all you waste, why don't you watch it.

One day, you can't go a hundred miles a day, but nearly half of the officials who support Lone have left, and the few hardcores left behind are like looking at idiots, you say, what should Lone do? ā€

"Uh, this ......"

Ji Ye bowed his head and said nothing, it is best to deal with it coldly at this time, and then provoke disputes, it is still himself who is in trouble. But the other one was different, he had a hideous complexion, and he had always been a good charger, but he was intellectually poor and was never taken into account.

At this time, seeing that the master was sad, he felt that the opportunity to make meritorious service had come, so he stood up and said: "The master is angry, as the saying goes, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and this disaster may not be a good thing at the moment. ā€

"Hmm!"

Ji Zhan was about to be angry, but the next words surprised him, and he couldn't help but sigh at the wisdom of Old Master Kong, a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and a fool must have a thousand thoughts.

Under the banner against Zhao Zheng as the regent, but he revealed his identity. This kind of stupid thing is expected to be done by no one, but Ji Zhan did it, although he didn't know it.

Therefore, this matter can be framed as some people who do not hesitate to use such indiscriminate means to insult the dignity of a nobleman in order to attack political opponents.

So another blockbuster news came out of the market: in order to frame the prince, the prince did not hesitate to spend 50,000 taels of gold to buy the orphans of the fallen soldiers, and gathered in front of the palace gate to make trouble.

Ji Zhan succeeded in doing it, but he ignored one thing, which made Ji Qi into trouble at the same time, he fell deeper into it.

Cheng Zhou's officials were so corrupt that they even squeezed oil out of the cracks in the stones, and the 50,000 taels of gold were actually less than 20,000 taels.

The demonstrators were outraged, their relatives shed blood for the court, and they paid taxes every year for the court. And the nobles of the court don't take them seriously, and often say that "people don't stand without trust", and the prince will also lose his trust.

Since it was the officials of the prince's mansion who issued the "purchase fee", under the banner of the prince, most people did not believe that it was the prince's period, after all, 50,000 taels of gold was not something that anyone could take out casually.

But there are also a small number of people who believe that most of these are lonely orphans, and life has bent their backs, and in order to ask for more money, they besiege the Himeji Mansion.

"Deceive the king and kill the heroes"

This time, in the name of Ji Yan, they said that the "purchase fee" was the consolation money given to them by Ji Yan. The Son of Heaven is diligent in government and loves the people, and there will be no falsehood in this matter.

On the first day, Ji Ji closed his door and chose to treat it cold, but on the second day, most of the people turned to the sit-in demonstration.

Of course, there is Ji Zhan's impetus in this, seeing that Ji Qi is showing a decline, saying that he is sick and wants him to die, why not.

As the days passed, more and more people participated in the sit-in, and even filled the street, attracting many vendors.

"Soy milk, fresh soy milk"

"Tofu brain, eat tofu brain and send fritters"

……

In front of the palace of Ji Period, it became a morning market, so attractive to the people spontaneously became a market, before there was only one Emperor Shun.

There is really the style of the ancient "Nioh", but when he arrived at the Ji period, the "Nioh" became the "Ninja King", and he was surrounded by the people and simply didn't go out, and was disturbed by the vendors, digging a basement and hiding in it.

But being reprimanded by the Son of Heaven, he couldn't help it, not everyone could bully him, Ji Qi had to fight back.

Early in the morning of the tenth day, the demonstrators had just arrived, and they were surprised to find that the door of Ji Qifu was open, and a group of people were kneeling at the door.

It's wrong, it's all the maids and slaves in Ji Qi's mansion, the doorman guards, Ji Qi and a few strategists are waiting for each other at the end.

"Everyone, you are all heroes of the Great Zhou, Ji Qi dare not hide it from you, that money is indeed not issued by Ji Qi, and the false accusation is even more ridiculous.

In the past ten days, everyone has surrounded my house, you can enter to check, see if there is a family property worth 50,000 taels of gold in this house, don't worry about my hands. ā€

The Jedi fought back, slapping the opponent in the face when he was complacent, and he had no power to turn over.

Ji Qi fought hard, abandoned the dignity of the nobility, and let a group of civilians enter the house to search. He had long known that it was Ji Zhan who did it, and the problem appeared in the officials under him, to be precise, the officials who had just thrown themselves into his door, and several of them participated in the distribution of the "purchase fee".

It's too late to regret it, endure it for a while, and completely tear your face with Ji Zhan.

Scraping the ground, the people came out disappointed, they couldn't imagine that there was such a poor prince in the world, not to mention 50,000 taels of gold, even 5,000 taels could not be taken out.

Of course, they didn't know that Ji Qi admired the four famous princes of the world, and one of them was still their Zhaowenjun of the Great Zhou, but he was later killed in rebellion.

Recruiting customers is a painful job, and it takes a lot of money to help these "chivalrous guests". And Ji Qi's uncle's family is not rich, he is just a military marquis with soldiers, and he himself doesn't want Zhao Zheng to be able to do business like that, and he can only suffer poverty if he has a fief like a prince or not.

Facts speak louder than words, and the people believe what Ji Ji says, but no one leaves, because no one wants to be a bad person.

What is Bad Guy? Besieging the prince's mansion for no reason is the bad guy.

They wept and scolded the injustice of the heavens, so that they lost their husbands, fathers, and brothers early, and lived alone in the world.

The sound poured out for nine days, attracting the attention of the people of the whole city, who cried out for the orphans of these fallen soldiers, and continued to join the "justice" team until ten carriages arrived.

As soon as this major mass incident occurred, Zhao Zheng quickly entered the palace to meet Ji Yan, looking at him with a nasty face that was still watching a good show. New hatred and old hatred, Zhao Zheng sent the shadow guard to encourage the people to go to the street, and broke off the corners of Ji Yan's upturned mouth.

"Hey, how is this matter good, a careless one may cause a civil uprising."

Since ancient times, the common people have been the group that the rulers are most worried about, and they have tried every means to tire the people, so that they have no time to complain and rebel.

Zhao Zheng took the opportunity to say: "Start from the root, the mistake will be wrong, why don't Your Majesty allocate some money to comfort the angry people."

Afterwards, you can also shut up the mouths of various aristocratic families, deal with a group of corrupt officials, and confiscate their homes, and your majesty may have a surplus. ā€

"Shhh

Ji Yan's heart was moved, but he had a headache when he thought about it, he knew the court finances very well, if he had enough money to appease the people, he didn't have to force the nobles to donate money to pay military salaries.

Although there is a surplus after the fact, there is no capital at the moment.

Just when the wise Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in a hurry, the sinister Prince Zhao Zheng of Qin came up with a smile, took a piece of paper, and asked Ji Yan to cut off the ten cities.

"10,000 taels of gold for a city, if it is really so cheap, can the widow afford to spend millions of military salaries every year?"

Looking at Zhao Zheng's departing figure, Ji Yan said helplessly, he rushed to the doctor, and it seemed that only Zhao Zheng could take out 100,000 taels of gold at the moment.

"Everyone, quietly, the Son of Heaven knows your hardship, and he will issue consolation money on the spot as appropriate, thanking you martyrs and orphans for dedicating your strength to the Great Zhou."

"Wow"

The pile of 100,000 taels of gold seemed to be a small mountain, and everyone was silent, their eyes staring directly at the gold.

I really wanted to rush up and grab it, but the bright Tang knife and the aura of death emitted shocked everyone.

"Don't be in a hurry, line up, take your time, don't finish 100,000 taels, don't leave today."

"Hooray"

The people cheered, and everyone quickly lined up and stopped making noise. The orphans of non-martyrs did not leave, and stood there quietly in reverie with gold, and it was not bad to see, at least there was something to brag about.

"One hundred thousand taels of gold, Gollum."

For a while, it was the sound of swallowing saliva. The first to get the gold was a white-haired old woman, who held a piece of gold and bit it with her only remaining teeth.

"Gold, it's real gold, it's pure gold, it can be used as a family heirloom."

Gold also has advantages and disadvantages, like Zhao Zheng's gold is purple gold after several purifications, with a purity of more than 95%. And the gold issued by Ji Zhan is mixed with a lot of copper, and the gold content does not exceed sixty percent, at most it is medium gold.

Although 100,000 taels of gold was a lot, it was still distributed an hour before the sun set, and when the last person received the gold, he left with a smile. Ji Qi sighed wistfully, maybe Zhao Zheng would really become the regent of the Great Zhou, and he was also qualified to do so.

"Your Highness, go back, no matter what, this matter has finally been cleared, and everyone knows your incorruptible style, which is of great use among scholars."

Ji Qi shook his head, his false name was not attractive to him, and today Zhao Zheng gave him a vivid lesson, and he could only lure him to his advantage by dealing with the foolish people.

"Alas, 100,000 taels of gold, Your Highness doesn't have to blame yourself, this is not a crime of war."

Zhao Zheng distributed 100,000 taels of gold, although in the name of Ji Yan, his presence was enough, and the people of Luoyi remembered the smiling face when he handed over the gold.

"Killing two birds with one stone, Yingzheng captured the hearts of the people of Luoyi this time, at least the people will no longer say that he is a Qin person."

"Three birds with one stone, plus the white wolf with empty gloves, this time everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty has been deceived."

Zhang Liang came angrily and said angrily: "Two hours ago, I saw the little yellow gate of His Majesty's edict to the west with the edict, and inquired and learned that the 100,000 taels of gold had changed ten cities. ā€

"How...... How could this be, my father and the king agreed. ā€

"Can you not agree", Zhang Liang sighed, "The people of the entire Luoyi riot, once it causes a civil uprising, the consequences are unimaginable, and even the army will cause a chain of camps, after all, they are all imperial soldiers, and they know the treatment after they die." ā€

Ji Qi waved his hand and said: "Don't blame him for being cunning, it's because our officials are too corrupt, and the families of the soldiers who died in the war for the country are not treated well." ā€

"Your Highness, don't be in a hurry to blame yourself, and then listen to what you say", Zhang Liangchang said with a red face, "If you really think about the families of the martyrs, you won't say anything in the next place, but this Yingzheng will send money on the front foot and collect money on the back foot, and the 100,000 taels of gold will be transported back, and a lot of it will be returned to the warehouse." ā€

"If there is such a thing, I will go to him and ask for an explanation."

Ji Qideng was in a hurry, and he was busy working in front of his house for a long time, all of them were performances, no wonder Zhao Zheng was smiling when he gave money, it turned out that he had already done a good job.

"This despicable villain, even if he deceived his father and the king, actually killed the people of my Great Zhou."

Zhang Liang shook his hands painfully and said, "Your Highness, in fact, the people are voluntary. ā€