The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 63 Praise and Killing
"Report! Shaanxi civil uprising, attacking the state and plundering the government, Chang'an is in danger..."

As the sun set, a horse riding Juechen rolled up a cloud of dim smoke, and no one dared to stop it, heading straight towards the imperial city in the center of Shenjing.

Along the way, many vendors and tourists tried to avoid it, but no one dared to jump and shout when a dog gnawed its shit.

All of them were looking forward to it with anxious faces, praying to God and Bodhisattva for protection, peace of the country and peace of the people, and no war at the border. Their life was already too hard.

In just one winter, the city of Shenjing was crowded with 150,000 hungry people from Shanxi and Shaanxi. Robbery and looting often occurred, and even the rich and powerful were not immune.

Outside the city of Shenjing, bandits are rampant, merchants are blocked, and the government is unable to pay taxes. It is even more chaotic, and disasters harmful to people's lives occur from time to time.
People's hearts were in panic, and Hexuan in the hearts of the people was stretched to the extreme.

Once something goes wrong, it will be irreversible.

Candles have been lit in the south study room, and a dozen dragon candles as thick as a baby's arm are as bright as day.

"asshole!"

"Why hasn't Liu Changfeng sent troops yet?"

Emperor Taikang received an urgent report from the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi Province. His young face suddenly twisted, his eyes spitting fire.
It seemed that the Gu Bingjun in front of him was his enemy.

If his eyes were like a knife, he could cut Gu Bingjun into pieces in an instant.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

"When the army sets off, according to the court's practice, 30% must be allocated..."

"fart!"

Gu Bingjun's words not only failed to appease Emperor Taikang, but instead added fuel to the fire and made Emperor Taikang furious.

"Without military resources, he just stood still?"

"Does this world belong to me or to Liu Changfeng?"

Gu Bingjun lowered his head and looked around, "Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"

"Be cautious?"

"The Supreme Emperor travels to the south of the Yangtze River, and the sacred capital is under my control."

"Master Gu, do I still want to stay humble?"

"My dynasty governs the world with filial piety. Even though I am the emperor, I should set an example for the world..."

Emperor Taikang choked immediately. He felt that he had nowhere to use his strength and nowhere to exert his energy. As an emperor, what he did was really frustrating.

When the Supreme Emperor was in court, he was restrained by his senior ministers and could not do anything independently;
After going south to the south of the Yangtze River, I was inexplicably restricted by the vague filial piety.

When will it end?

I really hope that the Supreme Emperor will never return and be trapped in Jiangnan.

Just, is this possible?
The Supreme Emperor traveled south on a dragon boat. In three months, he visited Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, and Jinling provinces. Along the way, he met many officials from the frontiers and honored their old friends.

How many powerful people have been roped in to join the Dragon Guard as hostages?
At this moment, his imperial edict has left the palace, and when the decree reaches the local government, no one may carry it out.

How unfair is God?
Since you have given me the supreme position in the world, how can you take away my supreme authority?
Is this a joke?
Nowadays, the civil strife in Shanxi and Shaanxi has gradually become a prairie fire. Attacking the county and destroying the government has the intention of conquering Chang'an and establishing another country.

However, the one closest to Guanzhong, the Jiedushi of Guyuan Town—Liu Changfeng—had too much time to organize and could not move out?

Why?

Liu Zhaoyi was not only canonized as the empress dowager, but as a relative, he started to waver.

I feel that the Emperor is so powerful that his daughter is favored. It is still unclear whether he will give birth to a son or a daughter in the future.

At that time, it is impossible for a son to be more noble than his mother, and it is not impossible for a grandson to aspire to be the supreme king.

After being advised by his adviser, Liu Changfeng abandoned Emperor Taikang and had the idea of ​​​​supporting his troops to seize the throne for his unborn grandson.

Emperor Taikang was furious, but he had no choice but to think that the noble military ministers were unreliable, and they were all people who saw profit and forgot their loyalty.

However, Empress Dowager Liu was nominally his aunt, and she suppressed her with filial piety, so Emperor Taikang had to stay away.

For a moment, in the south study room, the master and the apprentice stared at each other in silence.

"Your Majesty, you can order the king of Beijing County to write a letter of resignation and send troops from Datong Town to cross the Yellow River..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Bingjun himself stopped.

Earlier, Emperor Taikang invited Shuirong into the palace and gave him a string of wagtail incense beads to show his closeness.

However, the boy turned around and gave the rosary to Jia Dai.

Nowadays, Shui Rong is in the palace, making friends with the great scholars in the country, and looking after the loyal prince. His disobedience is clearly revealed. The only border troops close to Guanzhong are Guyuan Town, Taiyuan Town, and Yulin Town!

By the way, the Yun family in Yulin Town has an old relationship with the Ningrong Second Mansion, so why not ask the Yun family to send troops, which would be cheaper.

The old monk Xia Shouzhong, who was in meditation beside him, threw out this section, which immediately caused Emperor Taikang to frown deeply.

It’s better not to mention the Jia family!

As soon as he mentioned it, Emperor Taikang felt that the scar on his heart collapsed again.

The thieves on both ends of the spectrum, sooner or later, teach them to die without a place to die!
In the south study room, candlelight flickered, thunder crackled, and time and space seemed to have frozen.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Ning is reporting urgently."

A young eunuch in green clothes barged in stupidly.

"What's the matter?"

Emperor Taikang just glared, and the little eunuch's heart almost burst out of his chest. From now on, even if he was given a hundred taels of silver, he would not dare to break into Nan Study again.

"Reply... Your Majesty, it's a secret message from a first-class mighty general..."

"Bring it!"

Emperor Taikang's eyebrows lit up, and he was puzzled in his heart. This idiot was not a Confucian scholar. He had gone to observe filial piety and settle down in a house. How could he be given a secret certificate for himself?
Are you enlightened?

Do you know that the Supreme Emperor will return to the West one day, and the world will eventually belong to you?

Xia Shouzhong took the secret fold, waved the young eunuch away, checked it carefully again, and found no problems, turned around and presented it to Emperor Taikang.

He stood in the corner, trapped in the darkness. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to find.

Emperor Taikang unfolded it and took a look. He couldn't hide the smile on his brows, "Haha... He really does exist!"

"I was indeed right! Jia Dai is a smart man."

"At such a young age, you can actually have such skills,"

"The Guamanzhen family took advantage of the Japanese pirates to cause trouble..."

"Master Gu, take a look too."

Gu Bingjun was curious as to what happened that made Emperor Taikang behave like this.

However, when he took the secret fold and took a look, it was as if he had fallen into an ice cave, Zhuzi, you will die badly!
The Zhen family is his potential ally, used to split the Xungui Group.

Now, it was Jia Dai who took over everything.

Ten years of planning, ruined in one day!
Gu Bingjun's heart was bleeding.

"Your Majesty, troops are valuable and quick. Please order Yulin Town to send troops. Jia She will supervise the army and go to Guanzhong to quell the chaos. We can ensure that there is no danger."

"In addition, the provincial examinations in each province are approaching, and Jinling's academic and political affairs are indispensable. I recommend Jia Jing..."

Gu Bingjun quickly regained his composure and quickly made plans to make amends. As soon as the Jia family soldiers were injured,
The second is to recommend Jia Jing and Jia She to come out of the mountain, which made Emperor Taikang suspicious of the Jia family.

It is easy to take down the Zhen family and regain the important financial and tax land in Jiangnan. How can it support the Jia family, and then lose again.

"This……"

Emperor Taikang stepped down from his throne and walked around the palace, unable to make a decision for a long time.

"Your Majesty, twenty-three percent of the state's taxes and levies come from the Lianghuai salt industry,"

"Now that the Zhen family is destroyed, it's a great time to take it back."

"Exchange Jiangning for salt benefits from the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River to appease Jia Dai. Everything is safe."

"Your Majesty, don't let a small thing cost you a big thing..."

Gu Bingjun spoke sincerely.

"it is good!"

Emperor Taikang's sensibility finally defeated his reason. In his heart, the Jia family was still a target of precaution.

The lesser of two powers harming each other, in the end it is the power in the world that counts.

As long as the money returns to the treasury and the Beijing army is in order, he can attack the nobles. Why should he be so cautious and fearful of everything?

(End of this chapter)