Can't forget, Wang Yu, you can't forget!

Wang Yu reminded herself like this, tears in her eyes.

……

In the Chengming Palace.

Zhao Hai and dozens of officials are all busy.

The economic operation of Great Qin was greatly affected by Liu Yuan's blow.

At this time, Shi Zongzheng also fell and was injured, and now he is recuperating at home. Several of Shi Zongzheng's deputies were arrested one after another, and the entire Daqin department that managed the tax-paying economy was basically paralyzed.

Problems such as money, food, soldiers, horses, grain, grass, and military salaries declared by various localities came one after another, hitting Zhao Hai in the face like a set of combination punches.

At this time, Li Angelica walked in in a little hurry, and said to Zhao Hai with anxiety on his face: "Your Majesty, at this moment, there are hundreds of officials outside Xianyang Palace kowtowing to Xianyang Palace and asking to see Your Majesty. ”

The corners of Zhao Hai's mouth flashed with a sneer and said, "Hundreds of officials kowtow? What exactly do they want to do? Ask me to release Concubine Liu Yu'er who was sent to the cold palace? ”

Li Angelica said: "Your Majesty, no. They, they ...... I strongly ask Your Majesty to immediately order Liu Yuan and Lord Liu to go out of the mountain to maintain the overall situation. ”

"If they say otherwise, they will want it, and they will break the courtesy."

"Tong!" A bang.

Zhao Hai slammed the inkstone in his hand on the table in front of him.

"It's the other way around! The big picture of Daqin? Joke! When will the overall situation of Great Qin be able to use him Liu Yuan to preside? ”

"This world is the world that my ancestors have brought down! What kind of thing is he, Liu Yuan? ”

"Now immediately send me an order to Gongsun Jian, and ask him to immediately gather the forbidden army and drive away all the officials who made trouble with a mess."

Many officials who were helping Zhao Hai check the accounts, after listening to Zhao Hai's words, they broke out in a cold sweat, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

Li Angelica said a "no" and immediately walked out of the gate of the Chengming Palace.

Li Angelica was just about to leave with his front foot, but he was suddenly stopped by an old hand.

Li Angelica looked up and saw that it was Han Ying.

Han Ying stopped Li Angelica, and then hugged his fist at Zhao Hai, who was sitting inside, and said, "Your Majesty, you must not be rash!" ”

"At this time, if Your Majesty drives the officials away like this, wouldn't it be exactly what Liu Yuan wanted?"

"Liu Yuan, he drove hundreds of officials to do this, the purpose is to ruin His Majesty's reputation!"

Zhao Hai listened to Han Ying's words, covered his forehead and calmed down, thinking that what Han Ying said also made sense.

Since ancient times, people can carry boats and capsize boats. Zhao Hai will not understand this truth.

The previous killings of those corrupt officials and rebels were all because they were caught guilty of crimes, so they could be killed.

But now, if you use the court staff to drive this large group of people to ask for their lives, and for the sake of the economic problems of the local people, they specially kneel outside the Xianyang Palace. Then Zhao Hai will definitely leave a conversation and be pointed at by everyone. When the time comes, Liu Yuan will use his public opinion war to pour some dirty water on Zhao Hai.

If Zhao Hai wants to reverse his image in the minds of the people, it will be even more difficult.

This is definitely what Liu Yuan is most willing to see Zhao Hai do.

Zhao Hai couldn't let him get his wish, so he sighed and said to Han Ying: "Forget it, I'll go and see in person what the situation is with these people now." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Hai got up, called his own driver, and went to the east gate of Xianyang Palace.

Han Ying, Li Angelica and others naturally followed Zhao Hai's footsteps closely.

Outside the east gate of Xianyang Palace.

A large group of officials, densely kneeling, all straightened up, with grief and indignation on their faces.

At this time, they saw Zhao Hai leaving, and they all threw their bodies to the ground and said to Zhao Hai: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" ”

"Your Majesty has been seen."

Although they were dissatisfied with Zhao Hai's practice of forcing Liu Yuan to recuperate from illness, there was still a due courtesy.

Zhao Hai said: "No courtesy." ”

Only then did many officials get up.

They continued: "Your Majesty, the ministers and others jointly ask Your Majesty to be gracious, so that the Right Prime Minister Liu Yuan can come back to preside over the overall situation and rectify the taxation of all parts of the country. ”

"Otherwise, there will be chaos everywhere."

Zhao Hai frowned and said, "Chaos? Chaos in the world? Can't you see me in your eyes? I'm not dead yet, but the world is in chaos? It's ridiculous! ”

Many courtiers immediately turned pale, and some were suppressed by Zhao Hai's majesty.

At this time, the historian Zhou Tai stood up and said to Zhao Hai: "Your Majesty, there is a book of ten thousand words in the minister's hand, which is a petition book with bloody handprints by tens of thousands of merchants, farmers, and soldiers in Xianyang City. ”

"They've been crying out because of the current tax system. As a result, many of the people could not eat, and they had a common request to ask Your Majesty, and they also asked Your Majesty to look at it. ”

"Your Majesty must take a closer look. Otherwise, if the situation is allowed to develop like this, Great Qin will face a huge disaster. ”

Zhao Hai looked over and saw that the 10,000-person books mentioned by Zhoutai had been delivered by several large carts, densely stacked into a tower.

These books of 10,000 words are full of people's handprints and the names of the people.

Zhao Hai frowned and said: "Before this, hasn't the country's taxes always been stable? Why are so many problems breaking out at once now, so that the people can't eat? ”

"What does that mean?"

Zhao Hai raised his doubts, and a minister immediately stood up.

The expression on his face was filled with righteous indignation, and he said to Zhao Hai: "Your Majesty, Daqin's tax system and system officials have always had problems, but they seemed to be peaceful and stable in the past, and they were suppressed by Lord Liu, so they were hidden. ”

"Now that Concubine Yue Niangniang has been beaten into the cold palace, Lord Liu has retreated into the background, claiming to be recuperating. And the historian of the Zhisu family, Master Zongzheng, did not have so much power and experience in managing the country's taxes. ”

"Now all the problems have exploded!"

"Not only that, but after the people heard that Lord Liu Yuan was forced to recuperate, Concubine Yue Niangniang had been put into the cold palace, and there were problems with taxes across the country, it has caused panic in some areas."

"People are scrambling to ask if they can continue to pay taxes to Daqin."

"If this happens, there will be great chaos among the people."

Zhao Hai sneered and said, "The world is in chaos? ”

"Do you mean that after inviting Lord Liu Yuan and Lord Liu to come back, the problem of all taxes in the entire Great Qin will be solved?"

"According to what you say, Liu Yuan is the lifeblood of my Great Qin, the pillar stone of Great Qin, and the entire Great Qin will fall apart if Liu Yuan leaves."

Zhou Tai's face in front of him changed slightly, and then he said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case, and this is not the only one who said this. ”

Zhao Hai smiled, and Zhao Hai said, "But Lord Liu is sick now, how can I call him back?" ”

At this time, Zhou Tai arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, Lord Liu is not a physical illness, not a mental illness. Lord Liu's beloved daughter, Concubine Liu Yuer, is going to be beheaded by the Queen of the Autumn, how can Lord Liu be in the mood to manage state affairs! Your Majesty! ”