Gao Wu Da Xia: The fox demon lady at the beginning

Chapter 162 The Court's Response

"Pay the tax, pay the tax."

"Sir, didn't you just pay taxes last month? Why are you being taxed again now?"

"You ask me? I can't control this. This is an order from Shenglan City."

"Sir, my family has no money anymore."

"No money? Come here and take his sheep away for me."

"Sir, my family only has two sheep. If you take one away, how will we survive?"

"Then I can't help it. Get out of the way, or I will kill you."

The noble kicked away the common man in the tribe and had his sheep taken away.

"Abba, Abba, are you okay?" The man's little daughter ran over and hugged him while crying.

The civilian man coughed violently. It was obvious that the kick had seriously injured him.

"Abba is fine." The man touched his daughter's head.

Seeing his sheep being taken away for tax deduction, he sighed helplessly.

Similar things are happening in nearby tribes.

When Dayuan and Daqian signed the Chaohai Covenant, a wave of taxes had already been added.

Especially the tribes in the central territory under the jurisdiction of Shenglan City were squeezed.

Because the other four regions of Dayuan all have a high degree of autonomy, the local city lord is the strongest force.

The royal family and nobles of Dayuan were unable to collect taxes even if they wanted to, so they could only exploit the central territory under their jurisdiction.

Only a month later, the Qiongzhong Covenant was signed with Han Chufan, and he had to pay another 1000 million taels of silver in compensation.

The royal family and nobles had no choice but to continue to collect taxes from the tribes in the central territory in order to maintain their rule.

In this wave of taxation, the cattle and sheep of common people in the tribe were taken out to offset the tax, and many families were ruined.

In the central territory of Dayuan, some people gradually rose up to oppose the rule of Shenglan City.

The Dayuan court was shaken. Under the fierce attack of the rear party, the young emperor Gong Yexing lost his power.

Empress Dowager Dayuan, a woman in her 40s, regained control of Dayuan's government.

The young emperor Gong Yexing was placed under house arrest in the palace.

The little emperor, who had just taken charge of the Dayuan regime for a few years, signed the humiliating Chaohai Covenant and Qiongzhong Covenant in succession, coupled with the rebellion in the central part, and was pulled down from the pinnacle of power.

Although he has not been abolished, it will be difficult to regain power.

Gongye Xing can be regarded as the most pitiful emperor in the history of Dayuan Kingdom.

Gongye Xing sat lonely in the Taihe Palace. The huge palace was extremely cold at the moment.

After taking a sip of wine and looking east and south, the little emperor's face was full of sorrow.

"The future of my great abyss is full of despair."

The news of Han Chufan's victory in Dayuan Qiongzhong City soon spread to Daxia.

Many people do not believe this.

Pingbeihou single-handedly defeated the barbarians and signed the Qiongzhong Covenant with the barbarians.

The entire southern territory of Dayuan was captured, and there was an indemnity of 1000 million taels of silver.

In the eyes of many people, this is simply a fantasy.

Although everyone in Daxia knew that Han Chufan's army was very strong, they never thought that Han Chufan's army could be so strong.

With his own army alone, he could suppress the entire barbarian tribe.

"Master Chief Assistant, have you heard? Pingbei Hou Han Chufan defeated the 10,000+ barbarian army in the barbarian Qiongzhong City. He also forced the barbarians to sign the Qiongzhong Covenant and obtained the entire southern territory of the barbarians."

Zhang Rulin, the chief minister of Daxia, shook his head, "I heard similar news, but this is definitely a rumor. With Han Chufan's army, he can defeat the 10,000+ barbarian army. How is this possible?

Even though the Barbarians had just been defeated by the Wu Clan, they still had some foundation.Han Chufan only had more than 1 soldiers and horses, so how could he possibly defeat a big country? "

Zhang Rulin didn't believe this news was true. A Daxia defense, although not an ordinary defense, defeated a big country. How could it be true?

"Sir, I didn't believe this was true at first, but recently there have been more and more news like this."

The two came to the court and stood at their seats.

Many of the ministers in the court were whispering, discussing the matter of Pingbei Marquis Han Chufan forcing the barbarians to sign a treaty, and they were talking eloquently.

"Your Majesty has arrived." came the sharp voice of the great eunuch Zong Bao.

The hall fell silent for an instant.

"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor." All the ministers saluted.

"All the gentlemen are flat."

Emperor Yingxuan paused and continued: "Today morning, there is an important matter. Zong Bao will show the memorial to all the ministers."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zong Bao took a copy of the memorial to the ministers in the court and circulated it one by one.

Zhang Rulin, the first assistant to see the memorial, looked shocked.

Unexpectedly, the rumors turned out to be true. Han Chufan really defeated the barbarian army and forced them to sign the Qiongzhong Covenant.

After reading this memorial, other ministers were also shocked. They had not believed this rumor before.

And everyone's expressions were a bit complicated. Han Chufan occupied the entire southern territory of Dayuan, which is equivalent to the area of ​​a state in Daxia.

Such strength has already made the imperial court feel afraid.

"Congratulations to your majesty, your majesty. Marquis Pingbei has defeated the barbarians in the north. He has once again opened up territory for our country and made our country famous."

Wei Shucheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy who had always been very optimistic about Han Chufan, stood up and said.

Others also responded, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

The officials flattered Emperor Yingxuan, as if Han Chufan's capture of the four southern cities of Dayuan was all due to Emperor Yingxuan.

Emperor Yingxuan's expression was calm, no longer as joyful as when Han Chufan captured Wanren City.

Zhang Rulin observed the words and expressions and saw that Emperor Yingxuan's face was calm and there was not much joy.

He then knew that Emperor Yingxuan was a little dissatisfied with Han Chufan's unauthorized sending of troops this time.

Moreover, this time Han Chufan occupied such a large piece of land and selfishly signed an alliance with the barbarians, which made him very unhappy.

Zhang Rulin stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is certainly gratifying that Pingbeihou has captured four major cities in the southern part of Dayuan this time.

However, Pingbeihou sent troops without the permission of the imperial court, and signed an alliance with Dayuan without permission, completely ignoring the imperial court.

If the generals in the border towns all act according to Pingbei Hou's approach, then where is the prestige of the court?

I see that our Marquis Pingbei is becoming more and more unscrupulous and has become a warlord in the north of Daxia. Will the court still be able to control this Marquis Pingbei in the future? "

As a favorite of Emperor Yingxuan, Zhang Rulin naturally wanted to speak out for Emperor Yingxuan.

"Lord Chief Assistant, you must be serious. Things are changing rapidly on the battlefield, and you will not be able to accept your orders.

Pingbeihou took advantage of Dayuan's defeat in the east and sent troops to attack the big city in the south of Dayuan. This was not considered ignoring the court.

Moreover, Marquis Pingbei fought against the Wu clan first and then the barbarians, and also led troops to exterminate the rebels in the central part. His loyalty is evident. "Wei Lao defended Han Chufan.

(End of this chapter)