Chapter 14 The Beginning of the Crisis

Congress!

Unlike the National Assembly, which was attended by all the country's leading officials, the National Assembly was a regular meeting of the Qianyuan Empire every morning. Participating in the congress were Emperor Pingxi Fengyulu and thirteen of the most core and powerful officials of the Qianyuan Empire.

It was ten o'clock in the morning, and Mu Fan was probably still on his way to the Imperial Royal Academy. However, in the council hall of the Qianyuan Imperial Palace, the fourteen people sitting at the round table, including the emperor, had already begun to prepare their things and leave. It just so happened that at this time, Feng Yulu glanced at the agenda in his hand again, and suddenly thought of something and patted his head:

"Oops, why did the people from the Auxiliary Department miss a few things and not write them. All of you Aiqing will stay first, I still have something to say. ”

Several ministers who had already stood up and were about to leave and ministers who were sitting on chairs sorting out documents were all stunned, and they began to look at each other's people, as if they couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Emperor Pingxi's gourd.

But Xiao He, Xiao Junzheng, and Mu Yun, who were sitting on both sides of the wind and law, who already knew the ins and outs of the matter, also had their own expressions on their faces, but Mu Yun had a smile on his face, and Xiao He's face had a bitter face.

But whether it is Emperor Pingxi's right-hand man or the rest of the imperial officials, he knows that His Majesty the Emperor is going to "make a move".

After everyone sat down, Feng Yulu glanced at his right hand: "Ministry of Commerce, have the representatives of various countries signed the new "Agreement on the Management of Merchants and the Chamber of Commerce"?"

Hearing this question, Ye Zeqiu, a senior member of the Ministry of Commerce, rolled his eyes, but still stood up and said: "All the allies and vassal countries have signed all of them; the non-allied countries are still holding a wait-and-see attitude; sixty percent of the empires with specific commercial cooperation have signed the agreement......

"Slow!" Feng Yulu frowned and directly interrupted Ye Zeqiu, a senior member of the Ministry of Commerce, "The efficiency of your Ministry of Commerce is too slow. I heard that you have been very idle lately and want to marry the eleventh concubine? Don't think about this matter yet, and take care of the things I arranged first. ”

"Yes......" Ye Zeqiu's face changed slightly, and he sat down without saying anything.

"Ministry of Industry. Feng Yulu looked at an official on his left again.

Fang Ming, a senior member of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, trembled for a moment, stood up and said, "The minister is here." ”

"How is the school building in the thirty-two cities under the northern Hebei District? ”

"......Forehead" Fang Ming, a member of the Ministry of Industry and Administration, thought for a while, and then glanced at Ye Zeqiu, a member of the Ministry of Commerce and Administration not far away, and decided to report in the direction of less, "Twenty-three of the thirty-two cities have been completed. There are still four cities that have not been completed due to difficulties in transporting materials, two cities that have been slow due to demolition problems, and two cities that have not yet been built due to construction difficulties and local economic conditions. ”

"Hmm......" Feng Yulu nodded this time, gritted his teeth and asked, "What about the township's self-built and social funding projects?"

"Social funding projects are progressing well, and 89 countries, including Guangyuan City, have received a lot of funding through charity activities, but ...... Because the villagers in the township are stupid, the township's self-built projects have been hindered by many obstacles. ”

"Slow!" Feng Yulu's fan slapped directly on the table, "Your people from the Ministry of Industry and Administration are really slow enough." You didn't even think about taking annual leave from me, I won't approve it. ”

"Yes......" Fang Ming, a senior member of the Ministry of Industry and Political Affairs, pretended to be very reluctant to do it.

"Hmm......" Feng Yulu tapped his head with a fan and asked again, "As for the refugees who fled the war and fled to the borders of the Empire, the Ministry of Defense, you can tell me." ”

Saka Kunimori, a senior member of the Ministry of National Defense, was considered a relatively young person here, and he stood up and said confidently: "The three strategies for the ministers to treat refugees are dedicated to the emperor." The first policy was to allow refugees to build their own homestays in designated locations and become self-reliant; the second was to allow local merchants to hire refugees at the price of normal employees; and the third policy was to propose that the Qianyuan Imperial Immigration Law be amended to allow refugees to obtain the same rights and freedoms as ordinary civilians through labor and obtain imperial citizenship. ”

"Well......" Feng Yulu looked at the document handed over by Saka Guosheng, the senior member of the Ministry of National Defense, nodded uncontrollably, and smiled happily, "Okay, think deeply, and think far." Okay, let's arrange it quickly. ”

After discussing all the matters of the Ministry of Defense, Feng Yulu turned his head to look at Xiao He, a senior member of the Ministry of Military Affairs, just when Xiao He thought that His Majesty the Emperor was going to ask him about the military exercises of the Duolun Empire on the border of the Qianyuan Empire, Feng Yulu said with a smile:

"I heard that last night, it was very lively outside the palace?"

"Uh. These words stopped Xiao He, and Xiao He didn't know how to answer for a while.

But Xiao He was very clever after all, and he immediately reacted and replied: "Last night, the Tantai family held an engagement banquet for their young master, and the slave was invited, and the scene was indeed lively. ”

"No, Lord Xiao. Mu Yun suddenly interjected, "A small engagement banquet will not alarm the soldiers and horses of the Ministry of Military Affairs." ”

"You ......" Xiao He was about to say that Mu Yun was talking nonsense, when Feng Yulu interrupted Xiao He.

"Ministry of Defense, you say. ”

"Yes. "The senior member of the Ministry of National Defense, Ban Guosheng, stood up again, "At ten o'clock last night, the demon beast ironclad rhinoceros suddenly appeared in the Wenshu Pavilion, causing the Wenshu Pavilion to catch fire, and was subdued by the demon hunting group. At eleven o'clock, the Demon Beast Splitting Earth Demon Spider Emperor appeared in Nie Qiuyi's house, causing Nie Qiuyi and his wife and children to be seriously injured, and was later subdued by General Li Hua. ”

Feng Yulu nodded with his eyes closed and listened carefully. After Ban Guosheng finished speaking, Feng Yulu opened his eyes after a pause: "Then what? Why did the demon beast appear in the city? Why did the demon hunting group appear? Who is the culprit? Isn't this something that the Ministry of Defense should investigate?"

Ban Guosheng, a senior member of the Ministry of National Defense who was confused by several questions in a row, was directly speechless, and finally finally squeezed out a sentence: "The minister will definitely find out within today." ”

"Slow!" Feng Yulu slapped the table with a fan again, "Your Ministry of Defense is also slow. Xiao He, you say. ”

Xiao He, who finally had a chance to perform, immediately stood up and said loudly: "After verification by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Zhao Deling, a city defense official, opened the Great Array of Protectors on the grounds of hunting demon beasts and taking their hearts to treat their fathers, so that demon beasts with the ability to escape can enter Guangyuan City. Zhao De made his heart punishable, and the servant implored His Majesty to bring him to justice immediately!"

"Filial piety! Great filial piety, this is!" Feng Yulu suddenly said the opposite, and his expression began to be unangry and arrogant, "At the expense of putting the country in danger, he has to treat his father, this Zhao Deling is really a great filial son." ”

Everyone could hear that this was a remark, so all the ministers bowed their heads and said nothing.

"But! when!" Feng Yulu slapped the fan on the table again, "Filial piety can be above the state!

No one below dared to speak, and Feng Yulu continued: "Through this incident, I want to tell you Aiqing a truth, no emotion can be above the country! Aiqing, you must know that without a country, there is no home; without a home, you are not a piece of! Mu Yun, Xuan!"

"Yes. Mu Yun stood up gracefully, "After investigation, Zhao Deling, the city defense official of Guangyuan City, has been charged with 28 crimes, including privately opening the Great Array to Protect the Country, privately hunting demon beasts, indirectly causing casualties to others, and embezzling more than 100,000 source stones. After the discussion and decision of the Ministry of Politics, Zhao Deling and his nine clans will be decided!"

"Do you Aiqing, do you know why the emperor named me 'Yulu'. Emperor Pingxi said again, "The emperor told me that the words of the country are the law, and the words of the country are the law. This sentence is also given to you today, and I hope you will take it as a warning. Otherwise, the state law decrees that it will not be tolerated! Xiao He and Mu Yun stayed behind and broke up the meeting. ”

At this time, you can think of it with your feet, Feng Yulu is going to give Mu Yun and Xiao He a mallet after giving the two of them a sweetness. The two adults also knew this, and their minds were spinning wildly, thinking about how to deal with today's events.

"Xiao He. After the other ministers left, Feng Yulu said coldly, "Today, you are responsible for arresting Zhao Deling, and I will try him." ”

"This ...... I'm afraid not, Your Majesty. Xiao He said in a low voice, "In the early hours of this morning, when the servants mobilized to arrest Zhao Deling, he had already been poisoned to death at home, and all the 179 people in his house, including the servants, died!"

"What, you're too ruthless, Lord Xiao. Mu Yun suddenly interjected, "I want to kill people, and one kill is still more than a hundred lives." ”

"You talk nonsense. Xiao He immediately retorted, "I didn't kill people." ”

"Alright, alright, don't make any noise. Wind Whisper interrupted the two, "Then why didn't you tell me about this in the report you handed over?" ”

"The stakes are very high, and the minister still needs time to investigate and confirm, so he did not explain it to His Majesty. When the minions investigate thoroughly, they must report to His Majesty truthfully. ”

"And what have you found out now?" asked Feng Yulu as he patted his palms with a fan.

"After the verification of the imperial doctors in the Divine Medical Building, Zhao Deling and his father Zhao Wenxiang were poisoned by the poison of the Earth Splitting Demon Spider Emperor. The remaining hundred or so people seem to have been bitten to death by demon beasts. And in the mouths of Zhao Deling and Zhao Wenxiang, a large amount of other people's blood was also found. ”

Hearing this, Mu Yun's eyes slowly widened, but he didn't dare to say more.

Feng Yulu closed his eyes and analyzed: "That is to say, the Earth Splitting Demon Spider Emperor parasitized Zhao Wenxiang's father and son, and also killed hundreds of people in the Zhao family, and finally poisoned their father and son to death with poison." So what's next? Who did the Earth Splitting Demon Spider Emperor parasitize on? ”

"At present, the people of the Demon Hunter Group and the Ministry of Military Affairs are investigating, and as long as there is the latest news, the minions will report to Your Majesty immediately. ”

"The Ministry of Military Affairs has always reassured me that you have done a good job of blocking the news and not letting the people know. Feng Yulu's expression turned cold when he heard Xiao He's words, "But paper can't hold the fire, I don't want the Ministry of Military Affairs to be too slow." Two days! In two days, this matter must be revealed. ”

Feng Yulu's words are equivalent to putting a thousand catties of burden directly on Xiao He's body, although he wanted to resign, Xiao He didn't dare, so he could only humbly agree.

At this time, Feng Yulu looked at Mu Yun again: "Mu Zhengsi went to travel a few days ago, but he can find something interesting. ”

Mu Yun, who asked this, couldn't find the north, although he didn't know what tricks the emperor was hiding, Mu Yun still tried his best to lean the topic in the direction he thought: "Coincidentally, the emperor, the minister really found a fun place this time." ”

"Oh, let's hear it. "Wind Whisper Law is also interested.

"The place where the chamber of commerce and merchants run is called the market. In the eyes of some people, there are actually two parts to the market, one is called the white market and the other is called the black market. ”