"What subsidy to give them? Who dares to resist, wouldn't it be nice to just drag it out and cut it down? ”

Seeing Wan Ling'er so domineering, Xiao Man's face also had anger, no matter what, she would not agree to this matter.

"Concubine Ling, please think about it, this matter is too difficult, Xiaoman will never be able to do it."

After saying that, Xiaoman left angrily, seeing Su Xiaoman disobeying herself so much, Concubine Ling was naturally uncomfortable, and immediately went to the emperor to cry.

When the emperor heard Concubine Ling's plan, he naturally felt that something was wrong, and he wanted to suddenly let the peasants change their grain fields into mulberry fields, which was simply an unwarranted waste of the strength of Donglan Kingdom.

Aifei, can't you think about anything else, why do you have to have so many ready-to-wear clothes.

It's a pity that the emperor has long been confused by the national teacher, and at this time, the national teacher is also beside him to help Wan Ling'er speak.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ling's move is really for our Donglan Kingdom."

"National teacher, what do you say?"

"Concubine Ling asked Su Xiaoman to make so many ready-to-wear clothes at once, is it really for herself to wear? Isn't it just for exporting to other countries? Once we have a deal with other countries. Naturally, we can exchange these ready-to-wear garments for more food, so why care about the little loss in front of us. ”

The emperor felt that the national teacher also had some truth. But I was still very hesitant in my heart.

"If the emperor continues to hesitate like this, it will be too late to wait until two days later, and the seedlings have already been issued, otherwise we will listen to the instructions of the Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang?"

The emperor nodded, so the national teacher used his old trick again, burned the rune paper to make fragrant ash water, and sprinkled it outside.

The Nine Heavens Xuannu naturally immediately received the inspiration of the national teacher, and descended from the sky and looked at the emperor gently.

The emperor immediately knelt down to him, "Nine Heavens Xuan Niangniang, I was just about to ask you, what do you think if we want to change the grain field to the mulberry field in the Donglan Kingdom?" ”

Xuannu pondered for a while, "Naturally, Sangtian is better, if you bother me about these boring things, the monarch of the world, I will no longer be polite to you." ”

Seeing that the Nine Heavens Xuannu was angry, the emperor hurriedly kowtowed and apologized, thanking the Nine Heavens Xuannu.

The Nine Heavens Xuannu all said so, and the emperor naturally immediately ordered all the people of Donglan Kingdom to change the grain field into a mulberry field, and then make cloth for Su Xiaoman.

Then made into garments and exported to other countries, the people heard this order naturally complained bitterly, they finally saved the money to buy seeds, now how can they have the money to buy mulberry seedlings, even if they have money to buy mulberry seedlings, what do they take to eat during the period when the mulberry seedlings have not yet grown?

After Lu Li saw this news, he was naturally very puzzled, how could the emperor have such a decree, but no matter how he asked to see the emperor now, the emperor had only one answer was not to see him.

The people below were also anxious, and they all began to ask Lu Li's opinion on whether they really wanted to force the people to change the grain field to mulberry field.

When the officials were asking for advice in the General's Mansion, Lord Liu naturally also came to visit, Lu Li looked at his ill-intentioned smile, thinking that he could also benefit from this matter.

"Lord Liu is here, don't you know what to do with me?"

"General Lu. I heard that the people are rebelling against the emperor's will? ”

Lu Li nodded, such an order is simply to let those farmers die, if they don't resist, it will be strange.

"The emperor's decree is simply biased, I don't think I will rush to implement it first, and I will talk about it when I see the emperor."

Lord Liu chuckled, as if he was despising Lu Li, "General Lu was surprised by this, the emperor's words are what he said, and how to implement it is what we should really do below." ”

Then I want to listen to Lord Liu's opinion, now the people are not willing to change the grain field to the mulberry field, how do you say we should implement it?

"Isn't that simple? With so many elite soldiers under Lord Lu, which of the people does not carry out the decrees of the imperial court, and directly arrests them to kill chickens and monkeys, and shows them to those people? ”

Hearing this, Lu Li directly picked up the teacup and threw it in front of Lord Liu, which scared the old civil official a lot.

"Lord Liu, how can you talk like that, the root of our Donglan Kingdom is the people, don't you treat them so harshly to want our Donglan Kingdom to perish?"

"General Lu is guilty of saying this kind of thing, and I have never thought of it that way. I just want to help the emperor do something good. ”

Lu Li snorted coldly, "What do you mean that you want to help the emperor do good things, you just want to take advantage of this time to sell the land cheaply, you are doing this to force the people to sell the land for a living, and after they throw out the land at a low price, you people will immediately annex the land, and when the time comes, it will still be a matter of your words?" ”

Seeing that Lu Li had seen through his intentions so quickly, Lord Liu became a little flustered, and said to Lu Li angrily.

"Hmph, don't think that you are the general of Zhenguo, you can be so spirited, if this matter is not done well, we will all lose our heads, you better think about it yourself."

After Lord Liu finished speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving a group of officials looking at each other, they felt that Lord Liu's words were reasonable, although this matter was harmful to the people, but it was not harmful to them at all, not only could they do good things on the emperor's side, but they could also add a few more acres of land to themselves in the people to ensure the prosperity of their descendants.

So I gradually had ideas in my heart, and I was biased towards Lord Liu's side, and they all said goodbye in front of Lu Li, and ran away in a gloomy manner.

In the evening, Lord Liu naturally went to the national teacher, scolded the national teacher, and complained about Lu Li's attitude towards him today.

"Lu Li, this kid! I just don't know what to do! If he stands on the same line with us, we will share in such a good thing. ”

"Yes, Lord Liu, Lu Li's person is too stubborn, he only knows why the people think about everything, but you must know that those Diao people will not remember him at all."

Lord Liu sighed, "What should I do now, Lu Li is unwilling to send troops to suppress those Diao people, so we have no way to forcibly change the grain field to mulberry field." ”

Under the light of the candlelight, the national teacher looked even more obscene, and his eyes revealed a sinister look, and he smiled and said to Lord Liu.

I have a solution.

What can you do, don't you say it quickly?

Lu Li refused to send troops, and we didn't have to use soldiers to suppress them, we could have opened the floodgates and introduced water into the farmers' fields, which directly drowned all their seedlings, so that they had to plant mulberry seedlings.

When Lord Liu heard this, this was really a good idea, but opening the sluice gate to release water was likely to cause flooding, although the river dams in the south of the Yangtze River were repaired every year, but in fact, the money repaired was stripped by the officials layer by layer.

"The river embankment is like paper paste, it is impossible to resist the flood at all, if it causes a flood, the emperor blames it, isn't it our sin?"

"Why does Lord Liu have to open the floodgates and release water in your name, isn't there a ready-made substitute ghost there?"

"You said Lu Li?"

"Not bad."

Lord Liu nodded, thinking that although this national teacher is still a little vulgar, but his brain is still bright, he asked the Jiangnan area to open the floodgates and release water in the name of Lu Li, so even if it causes floods, it has nothing to do with them.

Sure enough, it's a good way, I'll do it now, this can be regarded as forcibly tying us to a boat.

Xia Guan is here, and he also wishes Lord Liu a smooth move.

Lord Liu left satisfied, and immediately sent someone to the Jiangnan area to open the gates, but Lu Li was still meditating in the mansion and thinking about how to persuade the emperor to change his mind and not do such a stupid thing.

A few days later, there was news of the flood in the Jiangnan area, after hearing the news, Lu Li felt that things were not so simple, to say that the Jiangnan area was originally full of water veins, so the river embankment was naturally being built every year, how could it be possible to suddenly flood in this season?

At this time, the eunuchs in the palace also came to Lu Mansion to spread the word, asking Lu Li to hurry up to face the saint, and heard that the emperor was very angry and was losing his temper in the Jinluan Palace.

Lu Li didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly put on his court clothes and rode to the palace, although Xiao Man had been angry with Lu Li, but it was impossible not to care about Lu Li.

Thinking that Lu Li must not have been called by the emperor in such a hurry this time, it must not be a good thing, so he called Pearl to inquire carefully.

"When you passed by the study, did you hear what the eunuch said to the master?"

"It looks like some kind of flood or something."

"Floods? Where will there be any floods at this time? ”

When Pearl is free, she often likes to chat with the cook lady of Lu House. , and the cook goes out to buy every day, and the news is naturally the most well-informed.

"Madam, you don't know how strange it is these days, I heard that there was a big flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and for a time the people were dissatisfied, and many refugees poured into Shangjing, but now fortunately, General Lu locked them outside the city, and they can't disturb the peace of Shangjing for the time being."

What, refugees are pouring into Shangjing, how is this possible?

"It's true, I heard what Chef Zhou told me, I heard that those refugees are very pitiful, they are all wounded and haven't eaten for a few days, they are as hungry as skin and bones, and they fall down when the wind blows."

"No, Pearl, you can go out of the city with me immediately."

"Madam, you can't go, now there are refugees everywhere outside the city, once you go out of the city, they see you dressed so expensively, it's strange if they don't surround you."

Hearing Pearl say this, Xiao Man's heart was like pressing a stone, everything came too strangely.

There was a big flood in the season when it shouldn't have been flooding, and suddenly so many refugees poured into Shangjing, as if all the piles were deliberately rushing to land and leave.

Anyway, you can help me continue to listen to the news from the master's side, and if there is anything wrong, come and tell me immediately.

Pearl nodded, at this time, most of Madame's energy was focused on protecting Princess Saria's fetus, but there was such a thing as a refugee suddenly, so how could Madame be relieved.

When he arrived at the Jinluan Palace, Lu Li had already seen that the emperor's face was red and white with anger, the green tendons on his head burst out, and his eyes were full of bloodshots, so Lu Li hurriedly knelt down with the emperor.

I don't know what the emperor is doing when he comes out of Weichen?

"What's the matter, Lu Li, you still dare to ask, I just asked you to supervise the farmers to plant mulberry fields instead, and you actually opened the sluice gate without permission, causing floods in the south of the Yangtze River, are you guilty?"

Lu Li began to wonder in his heart, if he wanted to say that he hadn't done anything in Shangjing for a few days, how could he go to Jiangnan to open some sluice gate inexplicably.

Turning his head again and looking at Lord Liu's malicious smile, Lu Li immediately knew that someone must have deliberately framed him.

Your Majesty, the minister has not done such a thing, the minister has been staying in Shangjing for the past few days, and has never been to any Jiangnan.