The candle flame in front of the desk flickered, Yu Shouxue stood in front of the window with her hands behind her back, and Mo Zhu held a mink fur cloak in her hand.

"Master, the night is heavy." Mo Zhu said, raising his hand to put on clothes for the person in front of him.

Yu Shouxue raised her hand and waved, and the clothes that were already close to her shoulders were slowly removed.

"Mozhu." He spoke, with some indescribable amazement.

"The subordinates are here."

"You say, what General Li said today, is it true or false?"

Mo Zhu carried the cloak in one hand, thought for a moment when he heard this, and hesitated: "The subordinates originally investigated the daughter of the Li family clearly according to the master's request, and she only had a friend like Miss Lin on weekdays, and she didn't see any Langjun who got close. ”

"Oh?" Yu Shouxue's tone rose with a hint of mockery, "Then he's the one who made up these words to fool the main hall?" ”

Mo Zhu lowered his head and did not answer.

"That's it, it doesn't matter if he's true or not."

The good-looking phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, but the words were said with a cold chill.

"The patience of this hall has never been very good, they had better get acquainted, otherwise, it would be a pity that the book is gone if there are so many novelties."

He looked through the window at the full moon on the branches, as if he saw that night again, the mother pulled him, his hands and face were full of blood, and even the full moon seemed to be stained with blood.

He coldly withdrew his eyes and turned away from the window.

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In recent days, the situation in Jingzhou has improved slightly on the basis of the original.

Du Hengzhou's original proposal to increase taxes and levy troops did ease the tension of the war to a certain extent.

It's just that the harm outweighs the good, and after the initial convenience is over, what is left is the people's complaints and messes.

The three places that cross the river across the state, Jingzhou and Huaizhou, all say that where there is a river, it will be rich, but this is not the case.

Yuezhou is relatively better, at least it covers a wide area, the crop yield is acceptable, and the people will not be unable to survive even if they are taxed.

The land is vast and sparsely populated, and the average area of farmland allocated to each family is very large, so it is not very affected.

However, Jingzhou is different from Huaizhou, Jingzhou is located at the junction of Daxuan and Hubang, and to the south is the Western Regions.

As a result, wars have been frequented for many years, and the border is often harassed by other small countries in the name of trade.

Jingzhou is adjacent to Huaizhou, and not only does the land grow crops with low yields, but also floods often occur in summer.

Therefore, the people of these two states are already poor, and now they are even more wailing, and the people are not able to make a living.

Lin Qingfeng has been depressed for the past few days, and he has been thinking about these things.

Now above the court, the saint believes in traitorous ministers, completely ignoring the suffering of the people, and still doing his own thing. Although he advised him many times, the Holy One never listened.

This had to make him sad, he always felt that his own advice was not enough, and he should have to give more advice, and analyze the stakes to the saint.

On the Changming Palace, Emperor Xuan's brows were furrowed. looked at Yu Sui, who was earnest in his words.

"Erchen believes that the original increase in taxes has hurt the vitality of the surrounding states and counties, and it is not appropriate to propose the collection of grain and grass at this time."

Yu Sui lowered his eyes, not caring at all about the disgusted gaze that fell on him.

"Okay!" Emperor Xuan was angry by Yu Sui's appearance, "Now that the war is chaotic and the grain is not collected, where do you say the soldiers' rations come from?" Tell me about it! ”

Yu Sui stood tall, stood at the foot of the hall and did not answer, and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

Lin Qingfeng saw this situation, hurriedly came out of the team and stood in front of the hall, he took the jade slip and bowed in earnest, and spoke bitterly.

"Your Majesty! Weichen believes that now when the treasury is opened, opening the warehouse and releasing grain is the key to solving the problem of food and grass for the soldiers! ”

"Jingzhou has been barren for a generation, and the previous one has made the surrounding Huaizhou even more difficult! If the grain is harvested again, I am afraid that the people will be strewn with corpses in two weeks. ”

Emperor Xuan glanced at Lin Qingfeng, as if he was a little interested, "Oh? Then, according to what you say, this treasury must be opened, and if it is not opened, it must be opened? ”

"Holy Sight!" Lin Qingfeng said respectfully.

"Then tell me what happens after the treasury is opened?" Emperor Xuan's eyes were already frosty, but Lin Qingfeng lowered his head and didn't notice it.

The people in the hall actually thought about this question seriously, but after a moment, they calmly said, "When you go to the Jingzhou area, there are many Huaizhou, Yuezhou and other small states that originally affected the distribution of silver taels to ensure their basic livelihood. ”

"What else?"

"Jingzhou's grain and grass should also be opened and released to maintain the survival of the soldiers."

"And then?"

"It is wartime, Weichen suggests that at this critical moment, we should cut back on food and clothing, do not compare luxury, do not extravagance and waste, and should be simple in matters big and small."

"So to speak." Emperor Xuan's eyes became more and more cloudy, "Do you think that the night banquet a few days ago was extravagant and wasteful, and I was not sympathetic to the people's livelihood?" ”

Lin Qingfeng's eyebrows jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is angry, Weichen has no such intention!" ”

"How not? I think that's what you mean. Emperor Xuan was furious and slapped his hand heavily on the table.

Lin Qingfeng was a little stunned when he saw Emperor Xuan like this, and hurriedly knelt down after reacting.

The ministers in the hall knelt on the ground for a moment, and Yu Sui glanced at Lin Qingfeng out of the corner of his eyes, lowered his eyes and knelt down.

"In and out of the words, let me open the treasury and put the granary. Open your mouth and close your mouth to Jingzhou, Huaizhou, the people are suffering. ”

"I didn't know that Lin Aiqing, you care so much about the people, but you are more conscientious than me, the emperor. On the contrary, I am not sympathetic to the feelings of the people, and I don't care about the people! ”

These words really shocked Lin Qingfeng, His Majesty was so self-aware.

But he couldn't say it, and if he did, he would be very unlucky.

"Holy Peace! Wechen is also thinking about the future reputation of the saint! As a Chinese scholar, Weichen must be loyal to the people's livelihood! ”

"Holy! Loyal to the ear, please also ask the Holy God to see! ”

However, his explanation did not have much effect, and even made Emperor Xuan even more angry.

"One or two of you, that's a good job." Emperor Xuan gritted his teeth, and the green tendons in the corners of his forehead burst out.

"Okay, aren't you concerned about the people, you are in the court, but your heart is in Jingzhou and Huaizhou?"

"Then you can pack up and go to Huaizhou!" Emperor Xuan glared at the people on the ground, full of displeasure, "Thinking of your Wenchen, I won't let you go to Jingzhou during the war, you will go to Huaizhou!" ”

"No, where is the most barren place in Huaizhou?" Emperor Xuan asked everyone in the hall in a deep voice.

"Back in Shengshang, Yun County is the poorest." Du Hengzhou raised his head and said respectfully.

"Good! All right! ”

He pointed at Lin Qingfeng, his fingers trembling with anger, "You will go to Nayun County, and take all the children of your family to Yun County!" ”

"Don't you care about the people of that place? You took good care of me in the past, and you won't come back until you don't let them live in peace! ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all shocked, and they all spoke for Lin Qingfeng.

"Holy! I hope that the Holy God will be gracious! ”

"Holy! That Huaizhou is already barren, not to mention the most extreme in Yunxian County, how can Lord Lin's family survive! ”

"I hope Your Majesty will be gracious!"

"Your Majesty, be gracious!"

Lin Qingfeng knelt on the ground, his fingers hidden in his sleeves and tightened slightly.

If he was originally enthusiastic, he wanted to persuade the saint to change his mind. Then now the hot heart seems to have fallen into an ice cellar, and there is silence.

He had some disappointment.

On the one hand, to the Holy, and on the other hand, to yourself.

All along, he thought that as long as he was diligent in admonishing, no matter how good the saint was, he would listen to it somewhat.

But now, that doesn't seem to be the case.

The ministers around him were all interceding for him, but he felt that at the moment, forget it, he had reached the point where he was today, so be it.