Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

The emperor and all the civil and military officials thought that the death of Concubine Jing would calm the anger of the people of Yan.

Unexpectedly, after the announcement was made to the world, there were still many voices criticizing the royal family.

Killing chickens to scare monkeys only made the people more and more angry. Some refugees in the south even started to cause chaos, and many bandits actually rebelled.

For a time, the court was in turmoil.

No one expected that this matter would intensify to the point where it is today.

This is a provocation to the imperial power, and also dissatisfaction with the emperor and the current status quo.

There are too many people in the world who don’t have enough to eat or clothing to keep warm.

Although Murong Jiu's caravan traveled all over Dayan, roads were being built wherever they went in order to bring convenience to the local people.

At the same time, various crops are also being promoted in various places, but the time is still too short. Within three to five years, there will not be many seeds left. There is still a long way to go before large-scale planting across the country. .

Take the cotton that was planted this year in the suburbs. Not many people planted it at the beginning. Lou Zixi, the shopkeeper of firewood, and the others bought a lot of land for Murong Jiu, and hired people to plant a large part of it themselves. Others planted it with the attitude of giving it a try, and some tenants preferred to choose crops with high yields such as potatoes.

However, the farmers who planted Baidiezi this year have gained quite a lot. Because it was the first year of planting, Murong Jiu sent people to follow up and give guidance, so the Baidiezi grew very well, and the cotton produced was large and white. .

Then Murong Jiu asked Shopkeeper Chai to buy the cotton back at a high price, make cotton clothes, quilts, etc., and then sell them to the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.

As early as when Bai Diezi was being planted, Murong Jiu asked Shopkeeper Chai to acquire garment shops, textile workshops, etc., and of course others, covering various industries.

Farmers earn more money by growing cotton than they did by growing ordinary crops. Naturally, more common people will plant it in the coming year.

Similarly, crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes have also given farmers a taste of the benefits.

Especially potatoes, the output was astonishing, and it caused quite a stir in the capital at that time.

However, there are still too few plants. Compared with the large population in the capital, the output is not enough. Therefore, these rare crops from outside the domain usually only appear on the tables of wealthy people, and the prices are not low.

Only when more people grow and the total output increases completely will the price come down and can it be on the table of ordinary people.

But as mentioned above, it still takes a long time. Three to five years is actually a short period of time. We can only vigorously promote it with the capital as the center.

Fortunately, Murong Jiu's caravan was getting bigger and bigger and could carry the seeds of these crops further to Dayan, otherwise, it would have taken even longer.

Having said that, when it comes to people's livelihood.

The emperor is a pedantic person who clings to power, and he is also a selfish person who cannot listen to advice. He has been in power for many years, and there are fewer and fewer ministers in the court who dare to tell the truth.

As the saying goes, it is a matter of the Guangzong Yaozu that a civil servant dies due to remonstrance. A real official is not afraid of death, but his family is afraid. The emperor has so many people under his command, many of them are there to solve the emperor's problems, and many of them are cunning and cunning. of.

For the sake of the nine tribes, officials dare not speak.

During the change of official positions, where are the people left in the court who dare to die to remonstrate with the emperor? Most of them are tactful and sycophantic.

So naturally, most of these officials are only thinking about how to be greedy and how to be flattering, so why do they care about ordinary people?

If there are people below who are doing practical things, they will be discouraged by those at the top.

Before Murong Jiu was reborn, 80% of the people in Dayan did not have enough to eat.

If she hadn't stocked up on food in advance, I don't know how many people would have starved to death last year. Those profiteers, the greater the natural disaster, the higher the price. They would rather hold it in their hands and let it rot and sprout than sell it at a low price.

In more than a year, Murong Jiu brought about a lot of changes, but for the whole huge Dayan, it was just a drop in the bucket. What she needed was time.

Therefore, especially in the south, last year's floods caused a lot of casualties and displaced people everywhere. Murong Jiu donated food for disaster relief, but he could only barely save those who should have died of starvation, and it was still difficult to have enough to eat.

In order to make a living, they took care of their families, sold themselves into slavery, or became long-term workers for landlords. As a domestic slave, what dignity and human rights do you have?

They were oppressed and squeezed, and their daughters were robbed by landlords and bullies, but they still had hope, thinking that Mr. Qingtian would make decisions for them, even though the Mr. Qingtian in their eyes was actually just trying to make peace.

But it is said in the play that justice will defeat evil.

Although they also know that hope is slim, what if? They had nothing to rely on and could only place their hopes on the official.

As a result, when the incident between the emperor and Concubine Jing came out, people's hopes were completely shattered.

In order to be with Concubine Jing, even the emperor joined forces and poisoned Mei Yuzong's family. A wicked woman like Concubine Jing became the number one person in the harem, and her son, the third prince, would become the prince and enjoy glory and wealth.

That is the emperor, the lord of a country!

He is the monarch of all the people of Dayan!

As a result, the people of Dayan began to despair. They could no longer see any hope, and there were only dark clouds above their heads that could not be cleared away.

Then they start to give up on themselves.

Then, some people began to incite public sentiment.

After all, there is no shortage of people everywhere who want to rebel and take charge.

After the emperor announced to the world and ordered the execution of Concubine Jing, under the instigation, the people were not satisfied with the result at all.

Of course, they never thought about changing the emperor. Most people did not dare to be so rebellious. They just used this influence to make changes in the court.

At least it would stop them being bullied by bullies, allow the bullies to be punished, and give their young daughter a bright future.

But how could the emperor know the hearts of the people?

Even if those high-ranking officials knew about it, they still felt that the people were wishful thinking.

As a result, things intensified, and before long, an insurgent army actually appeared on the Lingnan side, numbering tens of thousands.

The emperor was furious and ordered to send people to exterminate those unruly people.

Unexpectedly, there were many mountains and forests in Lingnan and the miasma was heavy, so sending troops to encircle and suppress them caused the court a lot of losses and boosted the momentum of the rebel army.

As a result, conflicts between the government and the people also broke out in other places.

There are even rumors that the current emperor has brought bad luck to Dayan, so disasters continue. It is also said that the dragon vein of Dayan's royal family has been severed. Various rumors have shaken the hearts of the people.

The emperor was angry again.

While Concubine Yun was attending to the illness, she wished that he would die of illness.

In Prince Ling's Mansion, Murong Jiuzheng personally packed Jun Yuyan's clothes for his long journey.

Although the emperor did not send Jun Yuyan to quell the turmoil, only he could accomplish this matter. When the matter fermented for a few more days, he would ask for an order to go south.

In fact, this matter was within their expectations.

Under the emperor's mediocre leadership, the Great Yan Kingdom suffered from too many acne, the people were in dire straits, and the officials were protecting each other. Even if Jun Yuyan succeeded to the throne in the future, it would still be too difficult to govern.

Only by bringing these contradictions to the surface can future troubles be avoided forever.

Ruling the country is their ultimate goal in the matter of Concubine Jing.