Regarding the matter of Buddhism, Li Xingchen discussed with several ministers for a day and a night, and decided to start by supporting the Daomen, and carry out the suppression and balance step by step.

A few days later, the representatives of the countries were still waiting for a reply, and went to visit the factory where the black blade was made, and found that the prime minister was right.

The black-blade forging process is indeed complex, unlike ordinary iron forging.

Suddenly lost the idea of buying the formula and decided to buy the finished product.

Just as Li Xingchen was still enjoying this, a piece of music made him furious.

There was a rebellion in Vang Vieng County.

Wanrong County is located on the edge of the Yellow River and belongs to the Hedong region.

Li Xingchen never expected that there would be a rebellion in that place where humanity gathers.

The main thing is to dare to rebel within a month of his accession to the throne.

Are you deliberately trying to trouble him? Is it to make all the people feel that he is not worthy of this throne, causing heaven to punish him?

Li Xingchen tore the chapter to shreds and immediately summoned a group of civil and military ministers.

Soon, a group of people gathered in the imperial study.

They already knew about it, so they understood why Li Xingchen was angry.

"Your Majesty is angry, the rebellion in Wanglong County will not have much impact."

The prime minister said respectfully.

Li Xingchen was stunned, what do you mean by this? Although Wanglong County is far from the capital, if the cause of the rebellion is not revealed, there will be greater turmoil.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that at the confluence of the two rivers in Wanglong County, there is a temple where Nuwa Niangniang is enshrined.

It is said that this temple was established in Wanglong County after the Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou and completed the unification of China, with a strong desire to worship the ancestors, in the place where the supreme female queen of the matriarchal society lived and reproduced.

And every year there is a large-scale sacrifice, and the incense is endless, no less than the Xingye Temple.

This is the first reason why it is prosperous.

And there is another reason for the prosperity of Bandung County, which is rich in large cattle.

Big cattle are larger than ordinary cattle, have firmer meat, and are even more sought-after than cattle grazing on the grassland.

Every year, there are many traders from all over the country who come to Bandung County to sell cattle.

It's only May, and after September, all the cattle-related dealers will flock to the county seat, bringing unprecedented profits to the inns and restaurants in the county.

After March or April, it was Nuwa's birthday, and it was even more crowded at that time, and she went late, and she didn't even have a place to stay. ”

Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, how can there be a rebellion?" ”

The prime minister sighed, "Although Wanglong County has these two unique conditions, the people there live a very prosperous life.

However, before the unification of the Great Wei, Wanglong County, as the border between the Wei and Jin dynasties, naturally inevitably declined.

It was not until the Great Wei was unified that it was not a border and became the territory of the Great Wei.

Due to the frequent wars and constant wars before the unification of the Great Wei, the place was dilapidated, and there were not enough households, and now it is very decayed.

This time there will be a rebellion, and I am afraid that it will also have something to do with economic conditions. ”

"Prime Minister, you also know half and don't know half." The Ministry of Rites said.

"Huh? What are your insights? Li Xingchen asked.

"The minister was born in Wanglong County, and he knows that place very well, and it is indeed decayed due to the war, but after the Emperor Taishang took a bucket of Great Wei, the local officials worked hard to govern the county, and the economy of the county was driven.

Originally, there were only 2,000 households, and Wanglong County was rated as the next county, and some time ago the ministers returned to their hometowns and provinces, and found that the number of people in Wanglong had increased fivefold, and the people's livelihood problems had also been greatly improved. ”

So what does that mean? How did the rebellion start? Li Xingchen couldn't figure it out at all.

Since ancient times, rebellions have generally been caused by problems of people's livelihood.

If you don't have enough to eat, you will protest, you will fight, and you will gather together to cause trouble everywhere.

Just like the last refugee incident.

Since Wanglong is prosperous, but it can still cause chaos, could it be that someone uses the belief of Buddhism to maliciously drive people up?

The Rite Department Shoshu sighed.

"Prosperity is prosperity, but there is one thing that is very strange, the population of Wanglong has clearly reached the upper limit, and it can be declared to the imperial court as Shangshang County, but the local officials did not do so, and the minister suspected that the rebellion might have something to do with the yamen.

The yamen collects taxes from each household according to the standards of the upper county, and the standards of the lower counties are handed over to the imperial court.

What's more, Wanglong has all kinds of taxes, more than the rest of the larger towns and even the capital.

In addition to the peasant household tax, there are also merchant tax, protection tax, land share tax, etc., which are very subdivided, and this huge amount of money may all fall into the hands of the yamen.

The Marquis of Dingyuan suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand, this county official is a big corrupt official, and the oppression of the people is not making a living, which will lead to this rebellion." ”

Li Xingchen was as cold as frost.

The most hateful thing is these corrupt officials.

Before entering the court and becoming officials, perhaps they studied hard, thinking that one day they would step into the officialdom and become a clear stream in the officialdom and contribute to the people of Limin.

When he really entered the officialdom, fame and fortune were consumed, his ambitions were inflated, he was in the same stream, and he forgot all his previous wishes.

Dare to earn the difference here in the imperial court, the taxes of the following counties are handed over to the imperial court, and the taxes of the upper counties are collected from the people, and various taxes make Wanglong seem prosperous, but in fact, all the money that the people have worked hard to earn flows into the hands of the yamen.

Excessively!

This crime is enough to reduce the county officials to commoners, and the three generations of children and grandchildren are not allowed to enter the court as officials, and they are assigned to the frontier for life.

But can a small county magistrate really be emboldened to this point?

Looking at Li Xingchen's black face, the prime minister shrunk his neck.

"Your Majesty is angry, the smaller the place, the more barbaric people will become, and the more insatiable they will be."

"Check! Check it out to me. Not to mention a county order, even if it is a high-level official in the DPRK, as long as it is found that there are violations of law and discipline, they will be severely punished. Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "By the way, who is the county guard there?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the county guard is Zhao Dezhu." The Ministry of Rites Shangshu replied, "Could it be that the emperor suspects that this matter has something to do with Zhao Dezhu?" ”

Li Xingchen nodded, "The small county officials never dare to hide from their superiors and subordinates, unless they are partners or are instructed by others, it is impossible to say that the county guard there knows nothing about the counties under their jurisdiction."

Zhao Dezhu is either an accomplice or a cover-up. Of course, the former is the most likely. ”

This person is the son of Zhao Ankang, a member of the imperial family of the previous dynasty, Zhao Ankang became a Taoist priest when he was young, and was later sent there by the Emperor Taishang to serve as a county guard, and now his son takes over.

A few years after Emperor Taishang established the Great Wei Dynasty, there was a debate between Buddhism and Taoism. ”