Cultivating Immortals From Prison

Chapter 13 Don't ask the common people, ask the ghosts and gods

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Even if the first-class masters in the A Zifang have medicine to continue their lives, they have already reached the point of exhaustion and may die at any time.

And Emperor Xuanhe has not passed down the imperial edict yet, making Gu Shen think that Lord Gouhun has forgotten these rebel leaders.

But Gu Shen was happy to see this, it would be better for these people to die in prison.

On this day, a person who surprised Gu Shen was sent to prison.

Outside Room C and No. [-], Gu Shen looked at the scholar in the cell who was pretending to be calm, and was a little speechless.

He had never met Lv Yuanming and Lv Daguan for the first time, and it would be in this imperial prison.

Gu Shen had never met Lu Yuanming before, and his impression of Lu Yuanming was from other people's mouths. Lu Yuanming and Lu Daguan scattered all their wealth, built refugee shelters, and saved thousands of lives.

Gu Shen also had admiration for Lu Yuanming, and he wanted to meet this kind man Lu, but before he could witness Lu Yuanming's demeanor, Lu Yuanming came to the jail.

Somehow, Lu Yuanming also noticed Gu Shen who was looking at him from outside.

The two looked at each other.

After a long time, Lu Yuanming pulled a slightly stiff smile on his face, and punched Gu Shen.

Gu Shen smiled slightly, nodded, and turned to leave.

The actual Daguan Lu is different from the Daguan Lu he imagined. He thought that Daguan Lu should be a tall, heroic and righteous man, but in reality, Daguan Lu is a weak scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken.

When delivering lunch at noon, Gu Shen specially scooped up a spoonful of thick porridge for Lu Yuanming.

Gu Shen still admires Lu Yuanming's act of helping refugees, so he will try his best to help where he can.

But regarding Lu Yuanming's imprisonment, Gu Shen had no choice.

Speaking of Lu Yuanming's death, it was also because of his relief of refugees.

Since a large number of refugees from the south flocked to the suburbs of Beijing last year, Lu Yuanming began to give porridge outside the city. survived.

It was widely spread that Lu Yuanming was unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and many refugees also set up shrines for Lu Yuanming. It can be said that Lu Yuanming's reputation in Gyeonggi was even higher than that of the current prime minister.

In stark contrast to Lu Yuanming are the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, all of whom wore red belts and purple, and their families were singing and dancing.

In this case, the court minister Xungui was reprimanded by the people, and Lu Yuanming was praised by the people.

But this also pushed Lu Yuanming to the forefront, becoming a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of senior officials.

Finally, Jing Zhaoyin and Zhang Qingtian found a reason to send Lu Yuanming to the Sizhao Prison in the imperial city.

From Gu Shen's point of view, this matter is very strange, where is the Sizhao Prison in the Imperial City?It is the most powerful force organization in the Dayin Dynasty today. Although Jing Zhaoyin is also a high-ranking authority, he has no power to directly send prisoners to the Sizhao Prison in the Imperial City.

To send Lu Yuanming to the Imperial Prison, Jingzhao Mansion and the Imperial City Department need to cooperate. The energy behind this, Gu Shen feels overwhelmed when he thinks about it.

"It's a pity." Gu Shen shook his head and sighed softly.

After entering the imperial prison, Lu Yuanming was almost sentenced to death, and it was impossible for him to get out alive.

Such a kind person died in imperial prison, Gu Shen felt uncomfortable.

Gu Shen is not a good person, but he is not a bad person either. If he can keep himself safe, he is willing to do some good deeds.

But he couldn't save Lu Yuanming, at least he couldn't save him now. If he was a Xiantian master now, he could quietly save Lu Yuanming without endangering himself, but not now.

With a sigh, Gu Shen continued to deliver the food.

Another four or five days passed.

Another high-ranking official entered the Imperial Prison, Xia Yuanlu, Minister of the Household Department of the second rank.

The Household Department is in charge of taxation, salary, land and household registration and other financial affairs. Among the six departments, it is second only to the Ministry of Officials, which is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, examinations, promotions, and honors. Xia Yuanlu, as the Minister of the Household Department, can be said to be a heavyweight minister .

The reason why Xia Yuanlu was thrown into imperial prison was because he offended Emperor Xuanhe.

At today's court meeting, Emperor Xuanhe wanted to expand Chengtian Temple and triple the existing scale.

Emperor Xuanhe advocated Taoism and alchemy. He succeeded to the throne for more than 30 years and built more than [-] Taoist temples, large and small. Among them, Chengtian Temple and Yuqing Palace are the largest, each covering an area of ​​several hundred mu.

In recent days, Immortal Master Tongxuan of Chengtian Temple talked with Emperor Xuanhe and gave Emperor Xuanhe an elixir. After Emperor Xuanhe took it, his body that had been hollowed out became fierce again. The night royal number of women and the spirit of exuberant.

Emperor Xuanhe, Longyan Dayue, issued an imperial edict this morning to expand the Chengtian Temple by three times.

Good guy, when these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the court changed their faces in fright.

Chengtian Temple covers an area of ​​more than [-] mu. If it is expanded three times, it will be larger than the entire imperial city. How much manpower, material and financial resources will be spent on it.

The most anxious thing is Xia Yuanlu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Emperor Xuanhe doesn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are if he is not in charge.

The world is in chaos today, the south is in chaos, and there are thieves in the northern states who gather for rebellion from time to time. Externally, they have to deal with the Yuan Dynasty in the north of Dayin, and they need money everywhere.

Taxes have increased time and time again, from one for twenty, one for fifteen, one for five, and one for two.

At present, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue in the country, grain production is reduced, and the imperial court spends more money. Not only has the tax not been lowered, but it has risen from the second tax to one to "take two out of three."

In ancient times, the tax was the heaviest, but it was nothing more than that.

But there is no way, Dayin has internal and external troubles in the court, and he must not do without money and food, so he can only bite the bullet and collect taxes.

Good guy, expand the Chengtian Temple three times. If the emperor says a word, the tax will be gone for one year, and the household department will be completely emptied. At that time, the military salary will not be paid, and Dayin will die if he lives. .

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty strongly opposed it, and in a hurry, Xia Yuanlu said, "If you are a fool, don't ask the common people and ask ghosts and gods", Emperor Xuanhe was furious, and immediately ordered Ji An, the commander of the Imperial City Department present, to take Xia Yuanlu down. Into the imperial prison.

However, the expansion of Chengtian Temple was indeed opposed by all the ministers, and Emperor Xuanhe temporarily suppressed this idea, but his face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water.

This is a rare time for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to reach a unified opinion. Even those courtiers and treacherous officials did not continue to follow Emperor Xuanhe. Come on, let's all appoint to finish together.

In this troubled world, money and food are the foundation. Without money and food, there will be no soldiers.

Although the treacherous ministers and courtiers are bad, this group of people is also very smart.

The one who was in the worst situation was Xia Yuanlu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He alone suffered most of Emperor Xuanhe's anger.

Gu Shen felt that the old man Xia Yuanlu did a good job in preventing Emperor Xuanhe from expanding Chengtian Temple, and he was treated the same as Lu Yuanming when delivering meals, a big spoonful of thick porridge.

(End of this chapter)