Daxia Wensheng

Chapter 63 The disaster of Jiangning

Chapter 63 The disaster of Jiangning

Daxia Kyoto.

The incident in Jiangning County has become a heart disease for many people.

The bigger the official, the more concerned he is about this matter.

Those who are involved in the interests need to calculate carefully.

Non-interest beneficiaries must serve the country.

However, when the news of Jiangning County came, it caused a lot of discussion.

The back hall of the household department.

Several officials from the Ministry of Households gathered to discuss the affairs of Jiangning County.

He Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, sat in the first seat, his face was not very good-looking, while the rest of the officials also changed colors one after another when they saw the urgent information.

"60 taels of grain and rice, what is this going to do? Has the flood in Jiangning County reached this level? It's only been a few days?"

An official opened his mouth and looked at the contents of the memorial.

"The floods in Jiangning County are terrible. I can understand that refugees are everywhere, but the rice shop in Jiangning County is too radical, right? In just a few days, the price has increased tenfold."

"If there are more victims, will the price rise to several hundred taels of silver? It really doesn't make sense."

Another official spoke, thinking that the price was too outrageous.

The refugees have just arrived in Jiangning County, and the price has risen to a few hundred taels of silver a stone. If this continues, won't the price be sky-high?

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon."

"These traders dared to be so bold. Firstly, refugees gathered together, and secondly, there was indeed no food in the official warehouses, which prompted them to act recklessly."

"And there must be people from the government behind it. The price is so exaggerated, but there is no prohibition. The governor of Jiangning Prefecture and the sheriff of Jiangning County cannot escape the blame."

A few people talked to each other and analyzed the affairs of Jiangning County.

He Yan on the first seat remained silent.

After everyone finished speaking, He Yan's voice slowly sounded.

"The main thing right now is disaster relief."

"The imperial court sent dragon boats to transport food, but it was still a drop in the bucket."

"The old man plans to write a memorial to use the treasury's money to buy local grain, but the price of grain in Jiangning Prefecture is soaring right now, so we need to stop it immediately, otherwise the treasury's money won't be able to buy a tenth of it."

"In the end, the money was spent and the disaster could not be relieved. This is the big problem."

"Everyone is also ready to prepare for the performance. Tomorrow morning, Shi Lang and Li Shi Lang will participate in the performance together."

He Yan spoke.

After thinking about it, the only way at present is to use treasury silver to buy grain.

It costs too much to transport grain by dragon boat.

It is better to directly use the silver from the treasury to buy food, which can not only reduce costs, but also effectively provide disaster relief.

It's just that the price can't be too high, he thinks it's higher than usual, but it's definitely not possible to buy grain at ten times the price.

Say this.

Everyone present fell silent.

After a while, Li Shilang's voice could not help but sound.

"Master Shangshu."

"It's not a big problem to buy food from the treasury, but in the current situation, will using the treasury cause trouble?"

Li Shilang said, he is the left servant of the household department, a third-rank official worshiper, and a first-class power minister.

If there is no accident, after He Yan retires and returns to his hometown, he will be the Minister of the Household Department of Daxia in the future.

He Yan has reached his sixtieth year, and this position will be over for another five years at most.

Naturally, as the future Shangshu, Li Shilang has to weigh one or two, directly draining the treasury, leaving a mess for himself, and no one can accept it.

Of course, this is the core issue, but there is a secondary issue.

That is, the treasury has always been an extremely sensitive thing. If this is done, will it cause trouble.

Jiangning mansion raised prices, you spend money to buy food here, is there any trick in this?

"No trouble no trouble."

"At this time, it is natural to focus on disaster relief. Now there are 700 million taels of silver available in the treasury, 700 million taels of silver are left as the foundation, and the remaining [-] million taels of silver can be used to buy food .”

"If the rice merchants in Jiangning Prefecture are willing, they can allocate another 5000 million taels of silver to make them earn some money, but don't even think about earning too much."

He Yan spoke.

This is his bottom line.

Buying grain at a high price, they admit it in the face of natural disasters.

Let's settle the matter first, and then talk about it, there is no need to worry about it.

But if you buy food at sky-high prices, it's completely unnecessary.

"Master Shangshu, what price are you willing to buy grain?"

Li Shilang asked.

"Up to 12 taels."

He Yan spoke up and said the price in his heart.

12 taels is indeed no problem. Although it has doubled, it is impossible to maintain the original price due to the flood in Jiangning Mansion.

If you really want to say, 12 taels of silver and one stone is indeed no problem. The people pay for it themselves, and the court pays for it.

As long as the situation can be stabilized, the problem can be gradually resolved.

"it is good."

"Then subordinates will start to deal with this matter."

Li Shilang nodded.

at the same time.

The Ministry of Officials of Daxia.

There is also discussion around this matter.

But it is different from the Ministry of household disaster relief.

The back hall of the official department.

There are only three people.

Hu Yong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Xu Lai, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and Wang Jiang, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials.

"The magistrate of Jiangning County is really doing something wrong. The rice merchants in the mansion raised the price of grain and rice to 60 taels. Where in the world is there such an expensive grain?"

Xu Lai's voice sounded, denouncing Jiangning County's sheriff for being negligent.

"The disaster victims are everywhere, and there is no food in the official warehouse. He has no choice but to do this. Although there are some mistakes, it is also reasonable."

When Wang Jiang spoke up, Zhang Yang, the magistrate of Jiangning County, had some relationship with him, so he naturally wanted to say something nice.

"Within reason?"

"There is no food in the official warehouse, can these profiteers be allowed to do whatever they want?"

"It's only been a few days? It has risen to 60 taels, ten times the price. This is the incompetence of officials."

Xu Lai continued to reprimand.

He didn't give the other party any face at all.

"Master Xu, what you said is a little too much."

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters, who can control them? Besides, among the court officials, who can come up with a good plan?"

Wang Jiang was a little unconvinced.

However, at this moment, the voice of Hu Yong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, had already sounded.

"The current matter is beyond Zhang Yang's choice."

Hu Yong opened his mouth.

The two shut up immediately.

At the same time, I am pondering carefully.

"Master Shang Shu, you mean that someone is pointing Zhang Yang behind his back?"

They could hear what this meant, and couldn't help asking curiously.

"Yesterday, at Daxia Academy, Gu Jinnian offered advice, and Su Wenjing praised him three times."

"After entering the palace, His Majesty will be delighted."

"Today, Zhang Yang, the governor of Jiangning County, let the price of grain be ignored."

"Tell me, two, is there any coincidence in this?"

Hu Yong was calm and said the key point.

"Gu Jinnian offers suggestions? What advice can he offer? Gu Jinnian's articles and poems are indeed good, and the old man also admires them, but what does he know as a child when it comes to major national affairs?"

"My subordinates have also heard about this matter, but they don't think that Gu Jinnian can offer any strategies. The common people have also said that it was Su Wenjing who liked Gu Jinnian's talent, so he wanted to recruit disciples, wrote down the strategy, and gave credit for his achievements. Give it to Gu Jinnian."

"This statement is recognized by the subordinates."

When the two opened their mouths, it could be seen from a simple sentence that they recognized Gu Jinnian's literary talents, but they did not approve of the aspect of governing the country.

This is not to belittle, but for various reasons. Does a good book mean that you will be able to govern the country.

Even if you are the number one scholar in the imperial examination, you can only enter the Imperial Academy at the beginning.

The reason is very simple, to hone one or two in the big dye vat of Chaotang.

Don't suffer, don't be fooled, and it's hard to use.

It is undeniable that there are geniuses in this world, but such things as strategy have a lot to do with experience.

It's just that Hu Yong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said.

"Whether it's Gu Jinnian's plan or Mr. Wen Jing's, or even if it's just a play, there's no denying one thing."

"Zhang Yang was instigated by others to acquiesce in raising the price of rice merchants. What you two should consider is why they did this, not who asked them to do so."

After saying this.

The two were silent for a while.

After about a moment, both of them thought of a possibility at the same time.

"My lord, do you mean that His Majesty did this on purpose to arouse public resentment and reduce the influence?"

Xu Lai couldn't help but speak.

But Hu Yong shook his head and said.

"Not Your Majesty."

He directly denied that even if he was talking to his confidant, he would never say a wrong word.

"Mr. Wen Jing?"

Wang Jiang made a sound out of curiosity.

"It's not Mr. Wen Jing either."

"Whoever offers advice is the one."

Hu Yong said lightly, His Majesty didn't dare to say much, and Su Wenjing didn't want to get involved either.

Since the folks said that the person who offered advice was Gu Jinnian, it should be Gu Jinnian.

It doesn't matter who did it, the point is what impact it can bring, and that's the key.

Hearing Hu Yong's words, the two also nodded, not entangled in whose idea it was.

"Master Shangshu, what do you mean to say that His Majesty is going to take these businessmen?"

Xu Lai returned to the topic and asked.

"No surprises."

"It should be so."

Hu Yong nodded, then put down the teacup and continued to speak.

"To destroy a person, first make him crazy."

"No matter how stupid the magistrate of Jiangning County is, he would not act so recklessly at this juncture. Otherwise, the official hat on his head should fall off when the court settles the score after autumn."

"Every move of Jiangning County is the intention of the imperial court. The old man can roughly guess what Gu Jinnian proposed."

"Let merchants raise prices, rice prices skyrocket, arouse public resentment, and then iron horses step over, heads fall to the ground, open warehouses to release grain, and appease the anger of the people."

Hu Yong calmly spoke out, expressing all his conjectures.

For a moment, the two were silent.

Regarding Emperor Yongsheng's murder of the businessman, they actually knew something about it, but they didn't expect His Majesty to use such a plan.

As for the suggestion, everyone understands that it must be a play by His Majesty.

Ask Gu Jinnian to come forward, Su Wenjing to play a supporting role, and finally the court will execute it.

If it really causes trouble, all the blame will be pointed at Gu Jinnian, but who is Gu Jinnian?Just a brat.

Why did the imperial court believe Gu Jinnian's words?It's nothing more than Gu Jinnian's misjudgment due to his writing through the ages.

The imperial court shouldered certain responsibilities, and Gu Jinnian shouldered the big responsibility.

But so what?
Do you dare to touch Gu Jinnian?
Who is behind Gu Jinnian?It's the Duke's Mansion, the Duke of Zhen, and Mr. Gu. Aren't these aristocratic families afraid of death?
Even if the Gu family falls to death, they can bite the necks of these people hard.

So who are the ultimate beneficiaries?
is the emperor.

The reason why the aristocratic family dared to fight against the emperor was because when facing the emperor, they were one.

But why they didn't fight against Duke Zhen is because when they faced Duke Zhen, they were not one.

There is a lot of power involved here.

However, one thing is undeniable.

The emperor is going to use a knife against the Jiangning County merchants.

And it is very possible that if more things are involved, what are the businessmen in Jiangning County?
The aristocratic family is the key.

Xu Lai and the two thought carefully, and the more they thought about it, the more terrifying they felt.

In their view, Jiangning County is likely to cause even greater troubles. If His Majesty wants to attack the merchants, it will not be so simple.

It is very likely that some big families will be cut off together.

This is a signal.

It cannot be said that this is necessarily the case.

But the odds are high.

Otherwise, during the disaster period, what does it mean not to suppress merchants' price increases, but to indulge merchants in raising prices?
"okay."

"Anyway, I'll just wait and see."

"I won't say anything else."

At this time, Hu Yong stood up, he stretched his waist, and did not continue talking.

What has to be said has been said.

For the rest, the two of them can figure it out on their own.

Hu Yong walked out of the back hall.

The two looked at each other.

This kind of thing is difficult for ordinary people to guess. Hu Yong knew about it, but there was no need to tell the two of them.

Saying it now has another meaning.

It's just that the two didn't speak, but got up and left, but each had their own thoughts.

the same moment.

In the palace of King Qin of Daxia.

A man stood in front of King Qin, very respectful.

"Your Highness."

"The price of grain in Jiangning County has risen to 60 taels of silver and one stone. There are rumors that the Jiangning Mansion has not broken the situation. The county guard Zhang Yang is wantonly collecting money and collaborating with traders."

The man opened his mouth and told King Qin about Jiangning County.

"Together?"

"A county guard, if you want to make money, why should you go with these businessmen?"

"It's ridiculous."

King Qin sat on the high chair. He was not handsome, but rather fierce. There was a scar on his left cheek. Although it was not deep, it gave people a sense of domineering.

This is the Second Prince of Daxia, His Highness King Qin.

Back then, he rebelled with Emperor Yongsheng, and His Royal Highness King Qin took the lead, rescued him several times, and even led [-] elites to break through the city in seven days, with unparalleled bravery.

Now he is in charge of a military camp in Daxia, and he is in charge of the tiger talisman soldier seal.

It is the prince's biggest competitor, almost none of them.

After learning the truth about Jiangning County, King Qin directly denied such rumors.

Then he stood up, thinking carefully.

After a while, Qin Wang Li Sui instantly understood the cause and effect.

"Do you want to attack the Jiangning County merchants?"

He noticed it instantly, then looked at the man in front of him and said.

"Pass down this king's order to keep Yang, Zhao, and Zhou Zhou's family from participating in the affairs of Jiangning County, and tell them that if anyone touches Jiangning County and takes the opportunity to make a fortune, this king will never forgive them lightly."

Li Sui noticed it, and the first thing he wanted was to restrain his aristocratic family.

"Follow the order."

The latter agreed.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Wei has something to see."

Following the voice of the servant outside, King Qin waved his hand, and the man withdrew immediately.

Soon.

A figure walked in very quickly.

"Young brother has seen the second brother."

A figure appeared, a skinny man, wearing a python robe, looking extremely refined.

"Third, why do you need to be so polite?"

"Come on, sit down."

Looking at his third younger brother, Li Sui couldn't help but smiled, and he asked the other party to sit down without any ambiguity.

"Third brother, you came to look for the second brother today because of Jiangning County's affairs, right?"

Li Sui was straightforward and asked the other party.

"It's one of them."

Wei Wang Li Tai made a sound.

"What is the second?"

Li Sui asked curiously.

The latter glanced left and right, then suppressed his voice.

"Second brother, the old man issued a secret edict yesterday, the Department of Hanging Lights, the Tianyu Army, and the Department of the Town House are deployed secretly, and all personnel who come and go are thoroughly investigated."

"If there is any news about Jiangning County, it will be directly detained in the prison for strict interrogation."

"I'm here to inform you, don't do anything wrong at this juncture, you have just supervised the country, don't run into trouble."

When Li Tai spoke, his voice was calm, but the meaning behind it was indescribable.

The voice fell.

Li Sui looked very calm, without any waves.

"Why did the old man blockade the capital so well? What's wrong with it?"

Li Sui asked.

"Second brother, don't ask me about this. It's already a risk for me to come here to tell you."

"No matter what, just pretend that I haven't been here today."

Li Tai spoke.

He is the commander of the Zhenfu Division. The main duty of the Xuandeng Division of the Great Xia Dynasty is to catch monsters, and the Zhenfu Division is responsible for intelligence and interrogation. The Heavenly Feather Army Zhili Emperor.

Naturally, His Royal Highness King Wei knows more about many things than anyone else.

"Row."

"But the third brother, I just started to supervise the country, you have to give my brother some face, it's almost enough, otherwise my brother can't do business."

Li Sui said with a smile.

The meaning is also very simple, if someone really caught me, or something about me, it is best to turn a blind eye.

"Second brother, it's not that my younger brother doesn't help you, the old man is really angry this time."

"Even I don't know what is involved behind Jiangning County, but it is definitely not a trivial matter."

"Brother, you have to ask your younger brother to explain, or else you'll be like the boss and don't care about anything."

On the key issue, although Li Tai has a good relationship with his second brother, he should not touch him or not, so as not to get angry.

"Okay, I'm just talking casually like this, you see how serious you are."

"However, since the old man arranges things for you to do, you should do it well. No matter who it is, whether it is the prince or the powerful minister, the one who deserves to be killed will be punished."

"Brother, after I became a supervisor, the prince's gang has been staring at me, and some people even pretended to be my people, trying to set the blame on me. You have to investigate this matter thoroughly, and don't mess around."

Li Sui laughed loudly, and then began to complain again.

How could Li Tai not understand what his brother meant.

"Second brother, don't worry, if someone dares to frame someone, I will definitely not let him live past tomorrow."

"I still have something to do, so I'll leave first."

He would not dare to let him go. Emperor Yongsheng was watching from above.

But it is still possible to let him kill people. After all, when a person is dead, his mouth is much tighter.

"Okay, when the matter in Jiangning County is resolved, the two of us brothers will go to Jiaosifang to have a good drink."

Li Sui smiled.

And Li Tai didn't say much, he got up and left very quickly.

After Li Tai left, Li Sui's eyes darkened.

After a while.

His voice sounded again.

"Come on."

"Pass down the order, and everyone will keep their own place. The affairs of Jiangning County have nothing to do with this king, and no one should be involved."

"If you dare to disobey this king, you will be killed without mercy."

King Qin said with a cold face.

He never expected that the old man would have laid a net long ago, and the affairs of Jiangning County had nothing to do with him, but there were many businessmen from aristocratic families who had something to do with him.

There are tens of millions of refugees who don't want to make a fortune, let alone him, I'm afraid the prince's people will also have crooked ideas.

The good thing is that my third brother notified me in time, otherwise, once I was uprooted and implicated in myself, it would be troublesome.

Silver taels are certainly good.

But no matter how good it is, it can't compare to the throne of the emperor.

Now that he is in charge of the supervisory country and his ascension to the throne is just around the corner, there is really no need to risk his life.

this day.

In Daxia Kyoto.

It seems calm, but there is already an undercurrent surging behind it.

In comparison, among Daxia Academy.

But it looked peaceful.

Today's master is a child of a family, but because yesterday's wheat was harvested for too long.

As a result, the legs and feet are uncomfortable. Don't say that the preaching is done, and sitting is uncomfortable.

Therefore, self-study directly, what should everyone do.

And the academy is in the dormitory.

Gu Jinnian, Su Huaiyu, and Wang Fugui were all looking at the half-dead Li Ji.

According to the emperor's will, Li Ji should continue to be hung on the tree, but Gu Jinnian let him down privately because he was a family member.

After being treated by the doctor of the academy and taking some supplements, Li Ji barely survived.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Li Ji woke up without crying or complaining.

It's a kind of lovelessness.

Just lying on the bed, not saying a word.

Obviously, the young grandson was confused about the future.

Indeed, since he was a child, he has been spoiled by his mother, loved by his grandfather, and although his father did not spoil him, he never blamed him.

He got into trouble and got beaten, but it was all meaning, even if he smashed Yang Kai's head, it was just a symbolic slap.

But yesterday, he was hung from a tree and beaten so badly that it overturned his three views.

You Qi learned that his grandfather also came to the academy and had him hang himself on a tree for twelve hours.

He was even more desperate.

People's emotions are actually not connected.

Li Jisheng has nothing to love, his eyes are dull.

The three of Gu Jinnian watched carefully, as if they were watching a performance.

About an hour later.

Both Wang Fugui and Su Huaiyu left one after another.

Only Li Ji and Gu Jinnian were left in the room.

Everything seemed quiet.

Both were silent.

After a while, Gu Jinnian's voice sounded.

break the tranquility.

"Do you still feel wronged?"

Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and asked directly.

Li Ji didn't speak, and was still lying on the bed.

"It's all royalty and no idiots."

"It's really sad that your father gave birth to you."

Gu Jinnian got up and sighed.

As soon as he said this, Li Ji turned his head, and there was a trace of anger in his unlovely eyes.

"Don't be angry."

"It's not wrong to call you stupid."

"Do you want to know why your father beat you?"

"Do you also want to know why your grandfather punished you by hanging from a tree?"

Gu Jinnian looked at the other party and said calmly.

The latter's eyes became a little turbulent, but he still didn't speak. It was obvious that his youthful nature made him feel embarrassed.

Of course, the more reason is that he believes that all this is caused by himself.

"Stupid."

"Your father beat you, really because you contradicted me a few words?"

Gu Jinnian continued to curse.

"Not this, what else is the reason?"

Li Ji finally spoke, but he was a little unconvinced.

"joke."

"He is your own father, even if he wants to teach you a lesson, he won't be so cruel."

"It boils down to the fact that you have no brains."

"Who am I after all? It's your uncle. We are a family. There is a gap between you and me. It's a trivial matter if you don't like me."

"If you go to the palace, even if we fight together, your father will not punish you like this."

"It's you who joined forces with outsiders to trouble me together. This is the root cause."

"Li Ji, you are still young, so you may not understand a lot of things, but you have to know that your father is only the crown prince, not the emperor of the Great Xia."

"Now he has been removed from the responsibility of supervising the country."

"Do you know what that means?"

Gu Jinnian's voice gradually became serious, and at the end it was extremely cold.

"My father was removed from prison and the country's responsibility was only because grandpa wanted to test my father."

Li Ji was a little dissatisfied, and directly refuted.

"Ah."

"Who told you this? It's your father's subordinates, right?"

Gu Jinnian's eyes were full of sarcasm.

But Li Ji didn't know how to refute.

"I know what you're thinking."

"You are just thinking that His Majesty is getting old, and he will abdicate soon. Maybe five years, maybe ten years, maybe up to 20 years. Your father will be the emperor."

"And you are the prince of Daxia. At that time, your father will soon be old, so the emperor of Daxia will be you, Li Ji."

"This should be what your mother or the eunuchs around you told you, right?"

Gu Jinnian was eloquent and eloquent, and every word he said was right.

Because that's what Lee Kee thought.

Feel Li Ji's silence.

Gu Jinnian's voice became even harsher.

"Where did you put your dear second uncle?"

"Where did you put your third uncle?"

"Do you really think that the crown prince will definitely succeed?"

"If you say you're stupid, don't you believe me? Did someone take the initiative to find you when you came to Daxia Academy?"

"Li Ji, Uncle, let me ask you, what good will you do if you offend me?"

Gu Jinnian really thought that Li Ji was stupid.

But he could understand why Lee Ki would be so stupid.

Very well protected.

The prince supervises the country and has no intention of managing him. Coupled with the support of the officials, it creates a feeling that the prince is a follower of the general trend.

And his mother, the princess, is extremely doting. There are two worlds inside the palace and outside the palace. The concubines in the harem are jealous of each other, and they will do anything for power.

Think about what message this princess can instill in her son?
In addition to those eunuchs and maids, each of them is a stalking existence. They have no other skills, but the ability to like people is a must.

Instill in your ears every day that you are the future emperor, your father will be favored more and more, you don't need to worry about this or that when you do things.

Grandson, you can go wherever you want.

In this environment, Li Kei would indeed float.

There are only two ways to solve this situation, or Li Ji has a few more younger brothers, which will naturally mature.

Or he was beaten and suffered a lot, and his own mother didn't know that kind of thing.

Otherwise, this kind of person will have big trouble sooner or later.

The prince handed Li Ji to himself, just to let him wake him up.

At this moment.

on the bed.

Li Ji frowned. Although he was very angry, he couldn't refute every word Gu Jinnian said, and he didn't know how to refute it.

But he was still angry, very upset.

But this means that what Gu Jinnian said is true.

Thinking about it carefully, someone instigated him to trouble Gu Jinnian. Although no one spoke directly, the indirect meaning, including the atmosphere at the time, was that he wanted to trouble Gu Jinnian himself.

And think about it deeply, what's the benefit of offending Gu Jinnian.

Uh, it seems that there is really no benefit.

Oh, the only good thing is that Gu Jinnian is forced to completely tear himself apart. In this way, the Gu family will completely part ways with his father.

Thinking of this, Li Ji became even more silent.

Looking at the silent Li Ji.

Gu Jinnian knew that this guy had some brains, so he wasn't so stupid.

Only the next words are the highlight.

"Do you remember what your father said before he left?"

Gu Jinnian looked at Li Ji.

"Let me stay here and learn from you."

Li Ji spoke with difficulty.

"Do you know what that means?"

Gu Jinnian continued to ask.

"what?"

Li Ji frowned, he really didn't understand what this meant, didn't he just let himself study hard?

"this means."

"This is the last chance your father will give you."

"If you are stubborn, I'll go directly to the prince, and just say one thing, rotten wood cannot be carved."

"Your father will completely abandon you, even he will give up the throne in exchange for a safe life."

"Do you know why?"

"Because the dignified prince's son is a fool, even if your father becomes the emperor, so what?"

"Will he pass on the throne to you, a fool? Your majestic grandson, he doesn't even know he's being used."

"Who would want to offend someone who shouldn't be offended without any benefit?"

"Why does your grandfather continue to hang you on the tree? This is telling your father that he is very dissatisfied with you now."

Gu Jinnian spoke word by word.

Speaking of which, Li Ji's face gradually paled.

"Do not."

"This is impossible."

"Gu Jinnian, you're bewitching me. I'm just a little young and immature, that's all."

"Furthermore, the throne is supreme, how could my father give it up?"

Li Ji retorted, he didn't think his father would give up the throne.

It was just the next sentence that made him silent.

"It is indeed impossible to give up the throne."

"But another one, do you think it is very likely?"

"His Royal Highness?"

Gu Jinnian's expression became gentler, with a smile in his eyes.

It's just that this smile, in Li Ji's view, is extremely terrifying.

Yes.

It is definitely impossible to give up the throne. Who would give up the imperial power since ancient times?

It's really not difficult to have another one.

"The prince no longer has a supervisor, so the burden is much less. He is still young, in his forties. To put it in a bad way."

"Your Majesty is only seventy-two now. If His Majesty hadn't been diligent in government affairs, it would not be difficult to give birth to another uncle for you."

"Think about it, it shouldn't be difficult for the crown prince to supplement with some decoction and work hard to regenerate three or five times, right?"

Gu Jinnian made a random calculation.

Li Ji's face became even uglier.

He completely understood.

My father is really disappointed in me.

Gu Jinnian beat him in front of so many people, but his father was indifferent and insisted on arranging himself next to Gu Jinnian.

It does have other meanings.

Learned well, everything is easy to talk about.

If he didn't study well, he didn't dare to bet on whether his father would give birth to a younger brother for him.

If this is really the case, then all the dreams I have had will be in vain.

"Uncle Jinnian."

"It was Zhang Yun, Yang Boyun, Wang Xuan, and Li Xiang and Li Jingfei who instigated my nephew to trouble you."

"My nephew was just confused for a moment, and I still hope that Uncle Jinnian will show his noble hand."

In an instant, Li Ji got up from the bed. Although his body was in some pain, no matter how stupid he was, he knew what he was facing now.

Therefore, I sold all my teammates immediately, hoping to seek leniency.

inside the room.

Seeing Li Ji who sold out his teammates so neatly, Gu Jinnian really didn't know what to say.

It is said that the person who knows the current affairs is Junjie.

This guy is really a great guy.

"you understood?"

Gu Jinnian looked at the other party and asked.

"Uncle, you have worked hard, and my nephew has already understood."

"It's my nephew who is stupid, uncle, what you said just now has reached my nephew's heart."

"We are a family after all, uncle, don't worry, if anyone dares to harm you in the future, my nephew will be the first to quit."

"I hope Uncle Jinnian, seeing that I am young, will expose this matter."

"My nephew will definitely repent in the future."

Li Kei was completely honest.

In fact, he is not very afraid of being the emperor or not.
What he was really afraid of was his father.

When he was whipped yesterday, he really saw that his father was angry.

In his impression, his father was extremely gentle, even if he got into trouble sometimes, he would just reprimand him once or twice, and forget it.

But yesterday, there was an obvious feeling of hatred for him in his eyes.

He's not stupid either.

Even if Gu Jinnian didn't say so much, he knew in his heart that he had offended his father.

It's just not as deep as Gu Jinnian thought.

Now that I know, Li Ji dares to act recklessly.

See Li Ji so aware of current affairs.

Gu Jinnian really couldn't react.

But the facts proved that Li Ji was either really stupid, or he was spoiled, too floating, too inflated.

"okay."

"Li Ji, in fact, I just said so much just to wake you up."

"I'm your uncle, we are a family after all."

"There was some estrangement before, but it was just children playing around, but when it comes to right and wrong, it must be my family helping my family."

"Yesterday you were beaten, I asked you, who spoke for you?"

"Not me?"

"You follow me from now on, and I will speak nice words to your grandfather and your father."

"Also, since we cleared up the misunderstanding, it's fine to call Uncle, but just call me Bro Jinnian."

Seeing Li Ji so aware of current affairs.

Gu Jinnian didn't continue to make decisions. To be honest, no matter what Li Ji said, he was also a grandson, and he might be the future emperor.

Almost got it.

If you really want to keep going like this, it will not end well in the future.

It's fine to get cheap now, and you have to say a few good words to ease the relationship, and don't say anything about good brothers in the future, but at least don't affect future development because of these things.

But when Gu Jinnian said this, Li Ji immediately refused.

"Uncle, that's not right. You are indeed my uncle. It's okay that my nephew was not old or young before."

"Now my nephew has fully realized that he has changed his past and must abide by the rules."

"From now on, whether publicly or privately, I will call you Uncle, Uncle once, Uncle forever."

Li Ji's awareness made Gu Jinnian completely speechless.

Putting aside the brain damage before.

This consciousness is really top-notch.

"Okay, let's study hard in the future."

"Lee Kee."

"Remember this sentence well for me."

Gu Jinnian nodded, then looked at Li Ji, extremely serious.

"Uncle, tell me, I'm listening."

Li Kei nodded.

"A family doesn't harm the family, it's their own family's business to make trouble, and we must share the same hatred with the outside world, you know?"

Gu Jinnian was extremely serious.

This is a reminder.

"Uncle Jinnian, don't worry, I understand that from now on, my nephew will part ways with them and draw a clear line."

Li Kei nodded.

"Okay, take a good rest."

Seeing Li Ji like this, Gu Jinnian didn't think much about it, no matter whether Li Ji was sincere or not.

It's better not to be too stiff if it can't be too stiff.

Don't worry about Li Ji jumping back, he is at least 50 years away from the throne.

Besides, Li Ji has no reason to jump back.

Otherwise, isn't there a problem with the brain?
In order to ease the difficulty of rebellion for the vassal king, I eliminated the biggest power of the prince?

in this way.

In the blink of an eye.

Three days passed.

And within three days.

For most places in Daxia, it seems very calm.

But for Jiangning County.

In the past three days, people complained everywhere.

Outside the entire Jiangning Mansion, there are refugees everywhere.

Some refugees still have some belongings, and they brought pots and pans and cooked some rice.

However, some refugees have already started hunting or looking for weeds in the mountains.

A large number of officers and soldiers stood guard to deter these refugees, but these officers and soldiers were also worried, and the eyes of the refugees had gradually changed.

From a few days ago, full of fear.

Up to now, I don't know what I'm thinking in my eyes, and hundreds of pairs of eyes look over at every turn, feeling like I'm being targeted by a wolf.

Fortunately, there are a lot of officers and soldiers, and some people from the court have come, so they can still be stabilized.

"Damn it, a stone of rice sells for 120 taels of silver, why don't you go grab it?"

"This businessman knows how to make money in national calamity."

"This group of corrupt officials deserves to die, rice merchants raise prices, are they indifferent?"

"One stone of rice, one tenth of it is mixed with gravel, it is really a beast, isn't it afraid of being punished by heaven?"

"What is this? You can still buy rice. We eat old rice. Yesterday, a family ate moldy rice. They had abdominal pain all night. The whole family left."

"This group of bastards will die badly."

All kinds of cursing voices rise and fall with each other.

Public grievances are already heavy.

But what scares them even more.

There are still a steady stream of disaster victims rushing towards Jiangning Mansion.

At this moment.

Inside Jiangning Mansion.

Zhang Yang also listened to the report with a blank expression.

"Master Sheriff."

"According to official statistics, 12 people died of starvation yesterday, 95 people died of moldy rice, and 110 people died of fighting, totaling [-] people."

sounded.

Say the number.

But Zhang Yang looked coldly, looked at the other side and said slowly.

"What about unofficial statistics?"

Zhang Yang made a sound.

so asked.

One million refugees, 110 and four people died, does he believe it?
The latter was taken aback.

Finally, he opened his mouth slowly.

"More than [-] people."

"Gathering people outside the government, refugees all the way, can't be liquidated."

He speaks.

Zhang Yang was silent for a moment.

Pieces and pieces, counting those who cannot be counted, ten thousand people will die in a day.

This really is hell on earth.

Also at this time.

A voice sounded.

"grown ups."

"A letter from the imperial court."

As the sound sounded, Zhang Yang got up immediately.

After receiving the envelope from the subordinate.

Zhang Yang opened it directly.

But soon, his face became extremely ugly.

The staff at the side couldn't help frowning.

"My lord, what is the court's intention?"

he asked.

"Continue to let things go, strengthen law and order, prevent civil uprisings, and directly suppress any civil uprisings."

When Zhang Yang spoke, his voice was cold.

The latter couldn't help being silent.

After a while, he sighed.

"My lord, this subordinate should know what His Majesty means."

He opened his mouth and said so.

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Yang looked at his staff member, a little curious.

"Arouse public grievances, kill merchants and release food."

The latter answered.

Make Zhang Yang silent.

After a while, Zhang Yang shook his head.

"Can't do it."

"Can't do it either."

"These merchants are not stupid. Although the price has skyrocketed, 120 taels of silver has reached the limit, and several big merchants have kept the price at 80 taels."

"They are also afraid that the court will settle accounts after the autumn. Such behavior cannot really arouse public grievances, and it is too far-fetched for the knife to fall."

Zhang Yang understood what the emperor meant, but he thought it would not work.

Because these businessmen are not stupid, but they are very thieves.

The highest selling price is 120 taels of silver.

The big merchants all sell seven to eighty taels of silver, enough is enough, and it is controlled within an extremely reasonable range.

The most important thing is that these big merchants don't sell much food every day, just to wait and see.

In such a disaster, they are not worried about sales.

The emperor's idea is good, but the reasons are still insufficient.

The most important thing is that it is not a good strategy to pay such a high price in order to kill businessmen.

"Write me a memorial. The general meaning is to hope that the imperial court will allocate funds. I will personally negotiate with these businessmen."

"Keep the price within a reasonable range, pay by the imperial court, and provide relief to the people."

Zhang Yang spoke, this was his idea.

"kindness."

The latter complied.

And at the same time.

Jiangning Mansion.

Inside an abandoned house.

Zheng Gong respectfully stood in front of an old man.

Look very respectful.

"Zheng Gong, continue to confuse other rice merchants to raise their prices, but the prices of major rice merchants are stable and controlled within 60 taels."

"No more than three thousand stones per day."

The old man opened his mouth and said so.

However, Zheng Gong couldn't help but smiled wryly, looked at the other party and said.

"My lord, the price is okay, but 60 taels is still a bit exaggerated, ten times the normal price. It's impossible for the imperial court to remain indifferent."

Zheng Kai said that he was in some danger.

How could it be so stupid to become a wealthy person?

This is a fortune for the country, and the food is so ugly, maybe the court will not settle accounts after the fall?
But the latter shook his head.

"Don't worry, Zheng Gong."

"No accident, the county guard will find you in two days and negotiate with you for a unified food price."

"My lord's meaning is very simple, the minimum is 20 taels a stone, and nothing less will do."

"As for the other things, don't worry about it. No matter what the Holy One means, even if he wants to attack you, how many clean people are there in the court?"

"Let's talk about right and wrong, let each other step down, and everything will be fine."

"Furthermore, what you earn from the beginning to the end is the treasury's silver taels, and it's not really earning the common people's silver taels. Why worry?"

The old man spoke with a calm tone.

But Zheng Gong remained silent, thinking about something in his heart.

See it like this.

The old man continued to speak.

"Duke Zheng doesn't need to worry too much. After this incident, the prince will definitely reward you a lot. The son of Duke Zheng can also go to Liuzhou to restore his post as the king of the mansion. Afterwards, the old man will go to Liuzhou. I hope Duke Zheng will take care of him."

The old man smiled and said so.

"Where, there, if the adults go to Liuzhou, the little ones will naturally do their best to welcome them."

Hearing this, Zheng Gong smiled even more.

He didn't expect that the superior would give such a reward.

The king of a government.

Now he couldn't sit still.

So, the old man didn't say much, just patted him on the shoulder, and then left.

just soon.

Two hours later.

A message appears.

Inside Jiangning Mansion.

Refresh the food price record again.

180 taels of grain and rice.

When this price appeared, both the refugees and the people in the mansion were completely shocked.

It is unbelievable.

Someone actually bought it.

And it was almost looting, causing huge controversy.

And every few hours, the price continues to increase, and there are more people looting each time.

It's jaw-dropping.

But the inexplicable also makes people panic.

So, until the next day.

When one piece of news spread to the capital, it completely aroused the enthusiasm of all officials.

It's not too late.

Hundreds of officials have gathered outside the palace.

Everyone has prepared a memorial.

Obviously, a fierce battle is about to emerge.

(End of this chapter)

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