The main entrance of Miyagi is like a huge mouth.

It doesn't open its mouth to devour anyone, but there are always countless people who struggle to get through the small cracks on the side.

Because behind this huge mouth is the endless glory of the power field.

The sky is not clear, and under the bright light and shadow, the people who stand bitterly in the square outside the palace walls are the victors in the field of power.

But this winner is only relative.

For the general public, they are undoubtedly big names to look up to.

But in the circle of the same winners, most of them are still just ants at the bottom.

The person who got off the carriage in the spotlight was the real winner.

The sun of the Great Summer, Prime Minister Xia Jingyun!

Looking at that figure, no matter what position he had, or which faction he was standing on, the officials present looked at him with a trace of solemnity in their eyes.

His credit is too great, his position is too high, and his age is too young.

All of this adds up, whether it is envy, jealousy, or awe, it is difficult for people to have the idea of being an enemy.

Unfortunately, that's the norm.

When life and death are in front of you, there are still people who want to pull out the tiger whiskers, and there are still people who dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head.

For many officials who came from big families and relied on the support of their families to get to where they are today, that is a position they cannot violate;

For several family patriarchs who rushed to Beijing, they had to put on a posture today, abandon the leisure of their old age, and gamble on this;

If you don't move, you die, and if you struggle, you can live, how can they be willing to be killed!

Today's court is their battlefield!

They want to move towards imperial power.

Bright Sword!

Xia Jingyun knew all this, but his expression was still calm, his steps were still calm, and his calm gaze swept over everyone present.

There are his companions, and there are his enemies.

There are those who have nothing to do with themselves but have encouragement and worry in their eyes, and there are those who gloat and watch coldly.

He smiled slightly, stepped forward, and came to the position of the head of the hundred officials.

He walked without stopping, and continued to move forward.

And the hundred officials behind him looked solemn and silently stepped forward.

From the gap in the gills of that huge mouth, he entered the palace gate and walked towards the highest hall of glory of the Great Xia Dynasty.

At the same time, it is also a power arena where people kill without seeing blood.

When they stood in the court, it was clear that you had me and I had you, but in the hall, a clear sense of confrontation was created.

The sky has not yet risen, and the mountain rain is coming.

The nobles, families, big families, wealthy families, and the new policies of the imperial court have drawn the roots of so many people with a stick, and the counterattack they are facing today is almost conceivable.

This depressing atmosphere made Jin Zhong, who had seen the big scene of seizing the throne at the beginning, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, here!"

Concubine De gently shook Dongfang Bai's hand, smiled and nodded at him, and then watched Shang Zhicheng escort him to the dragon chair, and she slowly got up and walked to the back of the bead curtain and sat down.

After the mountain call, a counselor doctor did not hide it, took the lead in the ranks, and opened the prelude to this peak battle with a shout.

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music!"

Behind the bead curtain, the voice of Concubine De like a cuizhu touching slowly sounded, not happy or angry, "Say." ”

"Since the establishment of the dynasty, the royal family has been in all directions, and Weijia is in the sea. Although the gods are powerful, the people are stupid, the land is victorious, the officials are not overwhelmed by Fengzhou, the soldiers are outnumbered, and it is difficult to control the people. The peace of the county is fortunate to be a family. It adheres to the gist of the center, preaches the education of the royal road, promotes the peace of the four seas, and the health of all the people, all of which have great achievements! ”

"However, Prime Minister Xia Jingyun was ordered by the emperor to innovate, and he fell into the trap of money and goods and damaged the foundation of the emperor's order; Worship the prime minister with eloquence, and lose the prestige of the heroic and the prestige of the fake cool officials. indiscriminate killing and brutality, not by benevolent government; Exploiting the big clans, there is no fixed country and long-term thinking. Ministers are courageous, please resign their phase, abolish their new policies, return the peace of the world, and set the foundation of eternity! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the temple.

Xia Jingyun has only been visiting the prime minister for less than a month, and the relationship with the Queen Mother and Her Majesty is so close, these people dare to shout out the words of resignation?

It seems that I really don't want to be good today!

Before Xia Jingyun's faction's counterattack came, another servant in the Imperial History Hall immediately spoke, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Weichen also has this performance!" ”

"The so-called way of innovation and change of the law, if you want to do it slowly, it will be a great benefit, and if you are in a hurry, it will be a great harm. The disadvantages of the dynasty are not only seen by Xia Xiang, but all the ministers know that the illness comes like a mountain, and the illness goes like a thread, and it needs to be considered in the long term in order to be stable and far-reaching. However, Xia Xiang was in power, anxious and emotional, relying on the support of the imperial power and ignoring the hearts of the people in the world, believing that he was dedicated to the public and not thinking about the world's national affairs, brutal and murderous, and coerced too much, so that among the government and the opposition, the people were panicked, and the gentry of the world trembled. Weichen, please abolish the new policy, appease the gentry, stabilize the situation, and consolidate the state! ”

The crowd was terrified, but it wasn't over yet.

These big families have been accumulating strength for many days, how can they be like this.

The words of this imperial historian fell, and the guards standing at the gate of the palace reported: "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the Prince, the former Household Secretary Liu Chongshan, the former Guozi Sacrifice Wine Guo Yizhong, and the former Guangluqing Xiong Ruirong are asking to see you outside the palace gate!" ”

All eyes looked in the direction of the bead curtain almost at the same time.

To call, or not to call, that's the question.

Call, the other party is almost a card, that is, to exert pressure;

If you don't call, you have been harsh to the gentry of the big clan, and now you have to add a harsh minister?

This is no longer the sin of the Marquis of Jianning, but the sin of your Queen Mother herself!

As they expected, there was a moment of silence behind the bead curtain, as if they were entangled, but soon, a clear voice came out.

"Xuan."

Not long after, three old men who had stepped on this room countless times entered this court again in another capacity.

This identity is the representative of the local clan.

"The old minister meets the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!"

"Flat, give a seat."

Concubine De spoke slowly, but the three old men unexpectedly and unexpectedly knelt on their knees, smashing the green bricks with a slight muffled sound, knocking out a huge shock in people's hearts.

"Queen Mother, please be the master of the old minister and countless loyal families in the world!"

"Since the old minister, although he is still in the township, he has never forgotten the state affairs, and has repeatedly helped local officials to implement government and raise the villagers. Even when the old army god died and the world was in turmoil, we also donated food and people to help quell the rebellion, and even formed a village to resist the rioters and the people, and tried our best to pacify the situation. I didn't dare to make a contribution to the court, and I never lost my loyalty to the country. ”

"When I first heard that the new policy was implemented in the DPRK, we were also overjoyed, the country has been in power for three hundred years, and there are many drawbacks, if it can be alleviated, the country of Daxia will be able to last for a long time. However, for some reason, the Marquis of Jianning actually harbored prejudices against our big clans, and aimed the spearhead of the new policy at us, which inevitably made the loyal ministers worried and brave. ”

"Then, the policy of the new deal is even more absurd, the local clan is already responsible for stabilizing the Quartet for the imperial court, the policy of the new deal, but it is aimed at the family, not only that, but also the focus of the new deal, placed on the field, our clan has accumulated for generations, and it is indeed a little bit of wealth, but the Marquis of Jianning wants to merge the taxes of the people shared by all the people in the world into the field, is it possible that we and other families have surplus wealth and become guilty?"

"In the end, at the beginning, the Marquis of Jianning supervised the new policy of Swift Prefecture as a messenger, and the killing was too abundant and the persecution was too much, so that thousands of heads in Swift Prefecture fell to the ground, causing the rest of the states to panic and worry. The old minister is not to excuse the rebellious ministers, but maybe the Marquis of Jianning is not so fierce, and maybe some rebellious ministers and thieves do not dare to take risks, and make His Majesty's dragon body lose. Then when the country was implemented, there were many cool officials who persecuted big families to death, several generations of inheritance, a hundred years of accumulation, dedicated to the country, loyal and righteous people, so forced to ruin the family! How miserable! ”

The old minister who led the opening of the mouth trembled with a white beard, his expression was sad, and he shouted:

"If you want to achieve great things, you should be clear about what you want, follow your strategy, and be cautious about your actions. Today's new deal not only misses its point, but also misunderstands its strategy, and even more chaotic its actions, all three are wrong, and there is no reason to be invincible! ”

"To do this is to destroy one's own foundation, and to gather together for evil; If this government is practiced, gang rape will be rampant and poison will flow all over the world; If this government is carried out, the cause of national unification will be divided together! ”

"The name of the Queen Mother's benevolence broadcasts the world, Your Majesty's intelligent thoughts are subdued all over the world, and the old minister asks Her Majesty the Queen Mother to take back this ridiculous government, take back this cruel government, and take back this short-sighted government, so as to calm the hearts of all the people in the world and protect the long-term foundation of the country."

He shouted and fell to his knees.

Behind him, the two men who had come with him also knelt on the ground.

"Please ask Her Majesty the Queen Mother to take back this policy, to calm the hearts of all the people in the world, and to protect the long-term foundation of the country!"

Immediately afterwards, the counselor who had spoken earlier, the palace attendants, and dozens of officials, large and small, knelt on the ground with hula la.

"Please ask Her Majesty the Queen Mother to take back this policy, to calm the hearts of all the people in the world, and to protect the long-term foundation of the country!"

The neat shouts, like knives and guns forcing the palace, were clearly aimed at His Majesty on the dragon chair, at the Queen Mother behind the bead curtain, and at Xia Jingyun, the prime minister of the current dynasty who was standing at the head of the hundred officials at the moment.

In the wide main hall of the court, there are dozens of people in the court, and nearly half of them are kneeling down at this moment.

In addition to the central ministers who were still standing together, there were only more than 20 people left.

This is the power of the family, this is the power of these Tianlian Qianmo, Fubizhou County, servants like clouds, and eunuchs full of eunuchs, blatant sword towards the imperial power!

You are on top, you are calling the wind and rain, but the pedestal of your power is us!

Without us, you emperor, what kind of emperor are you!

Such a battle makes those who are neutral even in this turmoil secretly frightened.

Most of the court has already made their attitude clear, according to the usual situation, the queen mother either takes a step back and fulfills the wishes of these people, and the two sides reach an agreement; Either you don't retreat, then you have to belittle these people who deserve to be degraded, and you have to give up.

But this is most of the court! If you really leave them all, who will do anything for you? How much of a storm can that afford? Are you still in this position?

With the same idea as him, there is also Zhang Caiming, a Chinese scholar.

This inconspicuous big man in the former center, in an instant, gave birth to an impulse, that is, to stand up and follow the opening, so as to seize the power of the leader of this group of people, and thus stabilize his position in the court.

But then, the usual caution made him think more, looking at Xia Jingyun, who was still in the eight winds and as stable as a mountain, and then looked at Wei Guogong, An Guogong and others all standing quietly with indifferent faces, his heart suddenly sensed that something was wrong, and he stopped his steps and thoughts.

This wait, when you think about it, when you stop, maybe it is the gap between Wan Wenbi and him.

And right now, he waited for the variables.

In the ranks of court officials who were still standing, a figure stood out, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, don't listen to these nonsense!" Today's local families, hiding their land, not paying taxes, colluding with local officials, perverting the law for bribes, and running rampant. The loyalty and patriotism that they talk about are nothing more than a private scheme! An inventory in Swift Prefecture found out hundreds of thousands of acres of hidden land, which is ironclad evidence! ”

"The government of the Marquis of Jianning is precisely to the ills of the dynasty. The clans occupy most of the world's resources, but pay little or no taxes, and the finances of the imperial court can only be squeezed to those commoners who have no land and can barely make a living. If the coercion is too much, it may cause the people to lose their way to live completely. Either sell themselves into slavery and re-strengthen these already fat-brained clans, or rise up and occupy the mountains as kings, and the dynasty will have to spend a lot of money to quell the rebellion. Only by letting these families pay reasonable taxes can the finances of the imperial court be healthy and the people of the world be stable! Please the Queen Mother, don't listen to the sophistry of these people who only want their own selfish interests! ”

The scattered cavalry often served in Deshun's arrogant position, and spoke in a deep voice, confronting these "swords and guns that forced the palace"!

"Yu Zhongru! You can confuse black and white so much, and spew blood! ”

"Yu Zhongru! In vain, you are also from a big family, and you are willing to be your minions, reversing right and wrong, and slandering the pillars of our country! You, you, you, you are not a son of man! Vain to be a minister! ”

"You're the ones who are in vain!"

This person who was born in the dragon head Yu family and is also the uncle of Yu Daoxing, the head of the Yu family of this generation, scolded in a deep voice, "There is a country first, and then there is a family!" You only think about your own private affairs, and you never thought that the dynasty would really be eaten by you moths one day, and the chaos will change the dynasty together! Your best days are over! ”

Without waiting for everyone to reply, Yu Deshun snorted coldly again, "Also, you are not afraid, the emperor of Zhongjing City has changed, and the local area still has to be maintained by you, right?" When the official uniform is changed, you will still eat and drink spicy, and in the fish and meat town, it is no wonder that you are so fearless! ”

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty! Yu Deshun spoke wildly, cursing the dynasty, slandering the courtiers, and the ministers please punish Yu Deshun! ”

"Ministers, please punish Deshun!"

Another round of pressure from Qi Brush made the situation in the hall tense again.

Zhang Caiming secretly glanced at Xia Jingyun and found that he was still as immobile as a mountain, frowning slightly, isn't this your arrangement?

At this moment, a voice opened a gap in this white-hot dispute.

The guards outside the palace spoke again, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the heads of the Jiuhe Wang family, the Sixiang Yin family, and the Xifeng Lu family are asking to see you outside the palace gate. ”

This announcement made the officials of the big clans who were originally pouting their butts and forcing the palace stupid.

Did the fuck hear it wrong or something?

Haven't all three of them been copied and beheaded?

Why did a head of the house pop up to ask to see him?

How can you not die? We just made a fuss about proving the brutality of Jianning Hou, why did you pop out again?

But at this time, it is up to them to call the shots.

After the bead curtain, the Queen Mother said slowly: "Xuan." ”

Soon, three old men dressed in white, although they were still haggard, but they were neatly dressed, appeared in the hall.

As soon as they arrived, the three of them were also stunned when they saw the formation in the hall, and they didn't know what was happening.

But Jianning Hou made it clear yesterday that there are clear instructions on what to do and what to do today, for the sake of the lives of the family, not to mention this kind of scene, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, they have to finish the trick.

So, the three of them entered the temple, first bowed together, and then shouted.

"The sinner will do, I am here to thank you for your resignation, thank you for the kindness of the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, thank you for the generosity and kindness of Xia Xiang, forgive me and other people's lives, may the Queen Mother and Your Majesty live a long life, and the Great Xia Kingdom will last forever."

"In the past, we waited for the rat's eyes, and we were even more bold, and tried in vain to obstruct the new policy, even if it was difficult to atone for my sins, now I have the forgiveness of the summer minister, the queen mother, Your Majesty's amnesty, I am grateful, I hope the new policy will not be damaged by our short-sightedness, and may the Great Xia not be rejuvenated by some small obstructions!"

"Sinners are in the wind and rain, they are the pioneers of the country, and after ten generations and hundreds of generations, they are still Xia Min!"

Although the three of them were asked to come here, after all, the imperial court really spared the lives of their entire clan and preserved one of the most important inheritances accumulated over the centuries, so they really had a little sincerity and gratitude.

But their words made the rest of the people look confused.

What? Put? Forgiven?

What's the eye? What is the small block? Who are you scolding?

Every word they just said seemed to be slapped on the faces of the people who had been angrily scolding Xia Jingyun for their prejudices against the big clan, being cruel and unkind, and humiliating the gentry.

People have such an upright reason to behead a few top clans, but they have generously pardoned them, can you still say that he has prejudices against the clans? Don't forget, the two ladies are also from big families!

Can you still say that he is brutal and unkind? Can a truly brutal and unkind person do this?

As for what humiliates the gentry, it's like a fantasy, people are clearly benevolent and love the people like children, okay!

After the bead curtain, the Queen Mother slowly spoke, "God has the virtue of a good life, and the king has no intention of killing indiscriminately. Change the punishment to chase, establish authority and virtue, punish your crimes, and police future generations. I hope that you can still open up diligently when you go to the country and leave your hometown, without losing Xia Aiqing's heart of persuasion, and without losing the meaning of Your Majesty and the people of Mourning for the Family. ”

The three of them hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Empress Dowager Xie, Your Majesty Longen, sinners must do their best to live up to the expectations of the Empress Dowager." ”

The Queen Mother paused, and said with emotion, "The mourning family is the government, Su is more generous, and His Majesty's conduct is also benevolence and filial piety." However, in today's world, the division of descendants is strict, the children of officials and people are ten, and the heirs are established, although the rest are also flesh and bones, and there is no size, so the way of benevolence and filial piety is not declared. The mourners thought about this and couldn't sleep. ”

Everyone listened in confusion, not knowing what the Queen Mother was going to say, and why she suddenly turned to the division of concubines.

The Queen Mother's voice continued to sound, "Fortunately, the dynasty is safe today, and the army goes out from all sides, conquering the west, Andong, and going to the South Seas, the vast land can enter my Great Xia territory, and the endless wealth can enter my Great Xia Treasury." It is now decreed that all those who have a lord and whose concubines are willing to settle down in the three parties will be given grace, and they can be crowned with the title of father and brother by the court, and they should be treated as before. Those who have no lords, and those who are willing to settle down in the three parties, will be given a turn. According to the title, the imperial court gave the money for settling down, rewarded the land for settling down, and exempted from taxes for ten years, and the rest of the government was the same as in the country. In this way, everyone can get what they want, and benevolence and filial piety will eventually be revealed! ”

"The center immediately drafted the decree, divided the detailed rules, promulgated the world, and advertised the people."

Xia Jingyun stepped out of the column for the first time, and said loudly, "The minister's order!" ”

"The Queen Mother, according to the minister's opinion, the three roads are far away, and it is beneficial to be sealed. According to the number of people, one person can give 20 acres of land; Whoever is an adult can buy a hundred acres of land for ten taels of silver, and after five years of cultivation, he can be privately owned; and no one of the people of the kingdom shall be hindered from migrating to another place; The imperial court should set up official offices and schools in the local area, and send soldiers to protect the security."

The Queen Mother interrupted, "These rules, Aiqing and the central government have discussed, and there is no reason for the mourning family to be disallowed. ”

"Obey the order!"

Xia Jingyun didn't say anything more and retreated, but the people who were still lying on the ground were all dumbfounded!

Many of them were intelligent people, and almost instantly after hearing these conditions, they thought of what might happen in their own homes after the news was announced.

What is this?

Lao Tzu is forcing the palace here, and you burned my backyard?

But what can they do?

The concubine is also a son, the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, and people want to go out and open a single branch, and at the same time get the same title as themselves, can I still stop it?

The interests of the sister-in-law will not be damaged, and they can be exempted from competition, so they will naturally support it.

But in this way, how much power is left of his own clan?

Don't panic!

Don't panic!

Whether it is the Western Regions, the east of the Swift, or the miasma of the South Seas, it is either far away or uninhabitable.

You see that the Wang family, the Lu family, and the Yin family were all sent to the past, where are serious and good people willing to go!

If it is really that good over there, will the imperial court come up with such good conditions?

Right! That's what I'll tell the kids when the time comes!

The mouth of the court, the deceitful ghost, who believes who is a fool!

At this moment, the guards outside the palace, who seemed to be particularly busy today, came to the gate of the palace again, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the deputy general of the expeditionary force has arrived in Beijing with the captured property, and is waiting for the order outside the palace gate." ”

The Queen Mother immediately spoke, "Xuan! ”

Soon, a dusty general strode in, and saw that the pouting buttocks in the hall were also stunned, and then knelt down on one knee, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the last general and others were ordered to open up the peninsula east of Swift Prefecture, and now they have swept the entire territory of Xinluo, and they have gained a little, and all their property has been escorted into Beijing, this is the first batch, and it is reported to the front of the palace, congratulations to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!" ”

The Queen Mother nodded slowly, "Hard work, present it!" ”

As soon as the general waved his hand, the Praetorian guards took over and laboriously carried dozens of large boxes into the hall.

This time, the courtiers who were originally kneeling all over the ground had no choice but to get up temporarily and get out of the way.

When the boxes were all opened, the piles of gold, silver, precious medicinal herbs, and furs instantly blinded the eyes of the courtiers.

Although they have all seen the world, in this kind of battle, except for those who have entered the silver treasury in the household department, the vast majority of the rest have really never seen so much cash with their own eyes.

Isn't it that those bitter cold places are also so rich?

They immediately thought about it, isn't Beiliang also bitter cold, can it be said that the emperor is not valuable? Can it be said that people's official positions are not worth much?

, thinking about it this way, this thing really has to be done!

If I am a marquis, I will open a single one, and it will be a double marquis!

It's far away, but Hou Ye is Hou Ye after all!

Even the three assigned heads of the families who originally felt that they were barely surviving and that it was better to die in the bleak wind and cold rain than to survive also lit up in their eyes at this moment.

This, this, this. If this is so powerful, then why can't you revive the family business!

Those people from the big family swallowed their saliva, and their hearts were desperate, if this matter was spread, they would not be able to suppress it!

Only the corners of the old master Qin's mouth twitched, and he muttered in his heart: Most of this is my money, my money!

At this moment of uproar, Concubine De slowly spoke, "Very good, the mourning family is very satisfied." Xia Aiqing, the center immediately drew up a reward, the work of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and the work of strengthening the treasury, must be rewarded for a good life! ”

Xia Jingyun came out, "The minister obeys the order!" However, the Empress Dowager is glorious, and now Yang Weiguang is in charge, the center is short of staff, and the affairs of various places are busy, so I also ask the Empress Dowager and His Majesty to make a decision to fill the vacancy as soon as possible to facilitate the operation of the government. ”

Xia Jingyun's words jumped, making everyone stunned, and before they came back to their senses, Concubine De said: "Loose cavalry often serves in Deshun, loyal and insightful, both talented and virtuous, and can enter the center." After the Hanlin Academy dispersed, it was planned to pay homage to the prime minister. After the center stays, it will discuss the adjustment of functions. ”

Yu Deshun immediately bowed in a box of gold and silver goods, "Thank you Empress Dowager Longen!" The minister must do his job wholeheartedly and live up to the expectations of the Queen Mother! ”

With this promise, the entire hall was in an uproar.

Everyone looked at Yu Deshun's figure and suddenly reacted to something.

Although the new policy will make their family hemorrhage and cut flesh, and even after the first knife, there will be a second knife and a third knife, but the court will always need people, someone will have power, and with power, there will be absolutely no worry about wealth and nobility.

And now, in the midst of opposition, isn't supporting the New Deal a shortcut?

Yu Deshun relied on these words, and jumped from the scattered cavalry to the center, although they are not as rich as this, but it is good to be able to upgrade to a level! It's also worth the taxes and money!

And with the court's encouragement order, I am afraid that the hearts of the people in the clan are not aligned, so why do they have to take that monstrous risk and do it against the Queen Mother and Xia?

Just in the hearts of everyone, these thoughts began to swirl, and the voice of the Queen Mother sounded behind the bead curtain.

"The previous discussion of the ministers was interrupted by these things, and the mourning family does not remember who seconded the proposal before, the mourning family and His Majesty are not people who insist on going their own way, in order to understand your hearts, and also get a fair result, now with these boxes as the boundary, the people who support the new policy stand on the left side of the mourning family, and the people who abolish the new policy are invited to stand on the right side of the mourning family. The results are clear, and the mourners should follow them. ”

Everyone reacted, what is this? It's the steps! It's to leave a face for them!

So, the people who had once knelt in the hall bowed their heads, silently, and calmly, and came behind Xia Jingyun.

On the right hand side of the bead curtain, there were only a few people left, and after seeing the general trend, they hurriedly jumped over, for fear that they would be recognized if they walked slowly.

When the team stood still, looking at the empty other side, the corners of Dongfang Bai's mouth couldn't help but curl up with disdain.

The Queen Mother's calm voice behind the bead curtain sealed the coffin for this battle.

"The intention of the ministers has been clear, and if there are any more people who talk about the new deal, they will be killed!" (End of chapter)