Zheng Ning, the general of the imperial court, was found dead in the tent, all this happened at night, which was the responsibility of the sentry and the patrol, but the patrol soldiers said that the sentry had been staying on the sentry tower, because the two sentries had been keeping vigil very dedicated, so they had a little slack, and when people went to the sentry tower, there were only two wooden brackets standing on the sentry tower, and the two wooden brackets were covered with the sentry's coat.

Two sentinels are also missing! Without the slightest clue, General Zheng's death became an unsolved case.

Everyone felt sorry for General Zheng Ning, although the suppression of the rebellion in Canglan City was ordered by the emperor, it was also a great achievement, and rewards and the like were definitely indispensable, but General Zheng died on the way back, which is really a trick.

The rebellion in Canglan City has spread in the north, and although the people of the sky have been mercilessly slaughtered, it has indeed had an impact on the north, and the literati and scholars of the north are discussing it, which is indeed ridiculous as suicidal resistance.

……

In the vast imperial city, in the Golden Dragon Palace, hundreds of civil and military officials are meeting in the court.

"Gong Lu, how is the progress of the matter in Canglan City?" Ye Futian asked.

"Back to the emperor, the rebellion in Canglan City has subsided, but ......" Speaking of this, Prime Minister Lu Cheng was a little twisted.

"If you have something to say, don't grind."

"General Zheng, who quelled the rebellion, died on the way home." Prime Minister Lu said.

"How did you die?" Ye Futian asked.

"Cut your throat."

"Artificial?" Ye Futian asked.

"Yes, and the prisoner has not been caught, and the matter still needs to be investigated." Prime Minister Lu said.

"What !?"

Ye Futian was very surprised, the general in the army was killed in his own barracks, and the prisoner actually escaped unnoticed, without leaving any clues, you must know that there are not a few people in the army who have the ability to detect true qi, and they have avoided so many explorers, who has such ability?

"Send someone to investigate, you must find out!" Ye Weitian said.

"I understand." Prime Minister Lu stepped aside.

"Your Majesty! The salaries of the military department are completely insufficient, and the taxes of the thirteen cities in the north and south have been raised in the past few months, but the treasury is too empty, and it is not enough to maintain the armament according to the current taxes, do we need to raise the taxes again? The military department Shangshu said.

Ye Futian has consumed too much money and effort, and the treasury has long been burdened, and it is difficult to maintain even the armament.

He Ye Shutian is a person who advocates strength, and at the same time, he also believes that power is stabilized by military strength, so of course he can't treat the army badly.

The previous tax hike has already caused dissatisfaction among a large part of the people, and now it will be raised again......

"If there's no other way, then raise the tax again." Ye Weitian said.

"Yes." The military department retreated.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something important to report." The minister surnamed Sun arched his hand and said.

"Say!"

"It should be because of the matter of the people of Canglan City, the literati in the north have put forward an idea that is not favorable to the emperor, and they are slowly growing, and the minister thinks that His Majesty needs to deal with this matter as soon as possible."

"Oh? What thoughts? ”

"Water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, if the boat insists on going its own way, then it will be reversed by the tide." The minister surnamed Sun said.

"What do you mean?" Ye Futian asked.

"Junzhou...... Minshui ...... The people can rebel against the king......" said the minister surnamed Sun.

There must be resistance under dissatisfaction, but some rebellions are not as superficial as the people of Canglan City, after abandoning the false belief in heaven of the people of Canglan City, the literati and scholars put forward this principle of following the flow of water under the purpose of resistance.

This idea actually reflected the relationship between the emperor and the people, and also contained the literati's warning about the emperor's behavior, and it was indeed accepted by a large part of the people in the northern part of the northern country.

But in Ye Pantian's view, this is rebellious thinking, which is never allowed to exist.

"Damn it!"

Ye Shutian slapped the dragon chair fiercely.

"This group of literati also started? One by one, they're going to rebel, aren't they? "Behind Ye Covertian's anger is actually a deep anxiety and worry.

For Ye Futian, the emperor of the northern kingdom who admires strength and has strength, he has always had a question - this is the throne he won by strength, even the eldest brother lost to him, why do so many people in the northern country disagree with him?

"Scratch, scratch! Don't let any of them go...... No, don't catch it, shoot and kill! Lawfully kill on sight!! It's the same as Canglan City! All the literati who spread this idea of what kind of gentleman and boat people and water are all punished by the nine clans, and not one is left!! Ye Futian was a little crazy with anger.

Zhulian Nine Clans, this order is a bit terrifying, think about it, the idea of Junzhou Minshui has spread, how many literati in a city in the north know this idea? How many families did these literati implicate, brothers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and ...... The nine clans are all punished, how many people can be left in that city?

Seeing that Ye Futian was angry, the ministers did not dare to speak.

The minister surnamed Sun was promoted by Ye Futian, and he had already secretly sworn to dedicate his loyalty to Ye Futian, and Ye Futian's anger was also caused by his report, and he was indeed responsible.

"Your Majesty, please listen to me."

"What's the matter? Say! ”

"Your Majesty, I still want to think twice about the matter of the nine clans of the Zhuwen people."

If Ye Futian really killed all those who disobeyed him, it would definitely leave a reputation for eternity.

"Why?"

"The Nine Clans are very involved, not to mention that you want to punish all those literati of the Nine Clans, which will inevitably cause great dissatisfaction among the people."

"If you don't punish you, you will still be in trouble? Canglan City is the best example! Ye Futian roared.

In Ye Futian's view, the reason why Canglan City often rebelled was that the imperial court suppressed it completely every time, but ordinary lessons were not enough to destroy the root of rebellion.

"No...... Your Majesty......"

"Shut up! Dare to say more, let you accompany those literati! The minister surnamed Sun wanted to say more, but Ye Shutian interrupted him.

There was a brief silence on the Golden Dragon Hall, and the ministers looked at each other, and no one acted rashly.

But the minister surnamed Sun looked at him certainly, and he continued: "Your Majesty, you are too manic, you can't blindly kill all the rebels, we should ...... Yes! ”

Another scene that surprised everyone, Ye Futian actually jumped down directly from the ninety-nine steps of the dragon chair, Ye Futian was already a very strong martial artist, this is indeed not a difficult thing.

He flashed in front of the minister surnamed Sun on tiptoe, stretched out his right hand, grabbed the neck of the minister surnamed Sun like an iron tong, and slowly lifted the minister surnamed Sun up.

"What did I tell you? You just can't understand people, do you? "What Ye Futian hates the most is that someone disobeys him.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty ......" The minister surnamed Sun was pinched by the throat, and his voice was difficult to pronounce.

Click.

The minister surnamed Sun was speechless, and his body fell weakly, and his pathetic loyalty ended there.