Devil’s Advent

v3 Chapter 205: Last name Ji

In the Imperial Study Room, a round of discussions has just ended.

   The Emperor Yan didn’t speak much, the prince presided over, and the ministers and officials were basically present. In the most corner, there was also Ji Chengyue, who was nominally the ambassador to watch the wind.

   There is no way, the original Hubu Shangshu fell. The imperial court appointed a new respected Hubu Shangshu, but it happened to expose an old case of drunken concubine killing.

   This is actually not a big deal. As a powerful prince, it is quite normal to secretly kill a concubine at home and put to death a erring servant. As long as the matter is handled properly, it is enough.

   But whoever came up with it, three years later, just as the official reported that he was going to be promoted as an agent of the household secretary, the family and relatives of the concubine gathered dozens of people and came to the capital government to beat the drums and complain.

   For a while, the city was full of storms, and the adult fell ill as a result. He didn't know whether it was a real illness or a fake one. In short, he didn't even go to the court.

  Emperor Yan made an order to send the imperial physician to the government for diagnosis and treatment, while the author Yousi followed up the case.

   In this way, the dignified and large household department, the main seat has been suspended until now, but the work is orderly, and even the operation of the household department is much better than before.

  All of you present here are old foxes who have experienced the ups and downs of the weather. How can it be unclear who the two Hubu Shangshu accidents are related to?

   At the same time, the big guy was also secretly surprised at how the Sixth His Royal Highness, who has never seen the mountains and dews for years, basically regarded himself as a free and happy lord, why he was uncharacteristically tough after receiving the errand of the Kanfuto Department.

   Political struggles belong to political struggles. In fact, there is a rule that must be paid attention to. Such an act of exposing the old and turning over old accounts is tantamount to tearing up the skin and destroying the original political tacit understanding.

   The tactics used to rectify people twice were really too radical and a little bit tricky, and it was easy to be isolated by the court.

   After all, after all, how many people are really innocent as snow?

   But because Emperor Yan has not spoken about this, and the status of His Royal Highness Six is ​​special, after all, he is the prince, the emperor’s son, the emperor can of course rub it casually;

   After all, it's the king and the father again.

   But the ministers are outsiders after all, do you want to help the emperor teach his son? Want to reach out and blend into Ji's housework?

  In the past years, there may be ministers who dared to do these things, but now that Emperor Yanhuang is prosperous, no one dares to touch the tiger's whiskers without authorization.

   What we are discussing today is about commercial taxation.

  From beginning to end, the six princes who should have spoken did not say a word, but the prince insisted on implementing it.

In fact, in the final analysis, basically every larger caravan is standing behind the powerful figures. Those who carry this kind of large-scale long-distance business are either raised by the powerful, or after they have developed to a certain extent. Take the initiative to find the rich and powerful to be affiliated.

  The commercial tax law is actually cutting their flesh.

   But today's Dayan is no longer a time when there are many clans. Nowadays, everyone can only pinch their noses to recognize what the old Ji family wants to do.

   To put it nicely, this is the old Ji's calling a big guy to discuss the matter. To put it bluntly, the old Ji's is actually telling you.

   dissatisfied?

   held back.

   Don't accept it anymore?

   die!

   Finally, the discussion is over.

   Emperor Yan picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said:

   "The prince and the sixth stay."

   The ministers immediately bowed and retired.

   soon,

   The Imperial Study Room was suddenly deserted.

   Wei Zhonghe personally stepped forward and exchanged new tea for Emperor Yan, Crown Prince, and Sixth Prince. Then he walked out of the Imperial Study Room and stood at the door.

   The prince picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly. It could be seen that he seemed to be imitating the Yan Emperor's tea drinking.

   Ji Chengyue put the teacup on her lap, looking harmless to humans and animals.

   "Sixth brother, the money and grain sent by the Ministry of Household to the Snow Customs is a bit too kind. But I heard that some generals below have very big opinions on this."

   There are actually quite a few people who know about this. After all, a large amount of money is transported far away, not a two-carriage thing. It is impossible to hide it from someone who wants to.

   Therefore, the prince must point out this matter.

   He is the prince, the lord of the East Palace, where the country is based. If your own brother is in private with the frontier generals and you still pretend to be a tortoise without saying a word, then this prince would be too shameless.

   Even if you want to keep a low profile, it is not such a trick.

   The prince colluded with the frontier generals in private, which is a big taboo.

   Originally, the prince thought that after he had said this, in front of his father, his sixth brother should kneel down in fear and apologize, and then give a big reason for his excuse.

   But what surprised the prince was,

   Ji Chengyue heard this,

   just raised his head slightly and looked at him,

   was very puzzled:

   "Oh, which general is not satisfied?"

   "..." Prince.

   The prince was caught off guard for a while. The crux of the problem was which general said he was dissatisfied?

  The point of the problem is clearly that you favor the Snow Customs and show your favor to Uncle Hirano!

   The so-called generals’ dissatisfaction is just like the fact that many imperial ministers in the court opened their mouths to "please for the people" or "popular grievances", as if they really live among the people every day and listen to the voices of the people. It is impossible to scrutinize them.

the most important is,

   The dissatisfied general must be someone stationed in Jindi.

   With the relationship between Hirano Uncle and Jingnanhou, who would dare to say this?

   Even if someone really dares,

   Then dare to speak, dare to be, point it out, stand up,

   See how Jingnan Hou will deal with that dissatisfied general!

   The Emperor Yan, who was sitting in the first seat, made no sound, but silently squeezed the remaining tea leaves between his lips and teeth.

   "Sixth brother, what do you mean?"

   Ji Chengyue smiled and said:

   "Second brother, Uncle Hirano once saved my brother's life, so you should be your brother to repay this favor, will you succeed?"

   "How can the country's important weapon be used as a favor!" the prince scolded.

   Ji Chengyue nodded, got up, and saluted the prince.

  道:

  " In return to His Royal Highness the Prince, the money and grain of the garrisons of the various ministries in Shanxi is divided into three parts, one from the court, one from Yingdu, and one self-financed.

   In the first half of the year, Cong Yingdu escorted the Xue Customs money and food in full. "

   This is what Jingnan Hou had originally promised Zheng Fan.

   "Sixth brother, what do you want to say?"

  "What I want to say is that your Royal Highness, your Royal Highness, is saying that the military needs money and food are the important weapons of the country, and the relationship is very large. The money and food distributed by Yingdu is personally rationed by the chief of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Jingnan Houye.

   The military matter is not about playing house, not opening warehouses to give food to the victims, pay attention to the rain and dew, and receive the grace of the Lord.

  Early troops stationed in different regions, different responsibilities, and different enemies, can Encore treat them equally?

The Xuehai Customs rejects the savage in the north and fights against Chu in the south. It will stabilize the situation in the east of Shanxi for our big yan with one pass. Do we have to fight another battle of the Eastern Expedition!

   Your Royal Highness,

   You don’t know the soldiers,

   Don't be too much fingered. "

   "You said I don't know soldiers, what about you, sixth brother, you mean, you know soldiers?"

   "The minister does not know the soldiers."

"then you………"

   "But the minister does not speak much."

   "..." Prince.

   I don’t know how to fight, but I don’t beep.

  "The distribution made by the minister is basically the same as the military rationing issued by Yingdu. Since the Jingnan Houye believes that the Xuehai Customs needs to issue a real amount, the minister will follow the instructions of the Jingnan Houye.

   If His Royal Highness feels that he knows the situation in Shanxi better than the Lord Jingnan, and knows the soldiers better,

   Then, please show your Royal Highness,

  Chen brother,

   dare not follow your fate! "

   "You..." Prince.

"enough."

   The Emperor Yan spoke.

   The prince and Ji Chengyu knelt down together.

   "I didn't leave you here to hear you quarrel."

   "The child minister is convicted."

   "The child minister is convicted."

  The Emperor Yan stretched out his hand and picked up a copy. This is a copy of the ticket number, which was delivered by Ji Chengju a few days ago.

   Zhezi, Emperor Yan had read it. He originally intended to keep his two sons behind and discuss the regulations on the Zhezi separately.

   But Emperor Yan finally picked up the zhezi and put it down again.

  道:

"get out."

   "Erchen retires."

   "Erchen retires."

   The two brothers left the Imperial Study Room and when they passed the small pond in the Imperial Garden, the prince opened his mouth and said:

   "If there is still something missing in the marriage, tell my brother and I."

   "Thank you brother, there is nothing missing."

   because,

   there is basically nothing at all.

   The prince’s wedding, but major events, according to past practice, will be organized by a minister.

   For example, in the last time the prince’s wedding, the Emperor Yan ordered the Prime Minister Zhao Jiulang to be responsible for the preparations; while the marriage between the prince and the barbarian princess was low-key, but nominally, it was also led by the Ministry of Etiquette Shangshu.

As a result, when I got here, it was organized by a member of the Li Ministry, whose surname was Chen. Although he had not been cleaned up because of his family relationship, he was sent to sit on a cold bench early. Up.

   The prince’s wedding, the national treasury and the imperial treasury will jointly allocate a sum of silver for capital.

   Compared with the silver fee negotiated by the prince's last big wedding, I spent less than 10%, or even less than half, of the capital invested in this big wedding.

   At the same time, the prince’s mansion is equivalent to the dormitory of the princes before they get married.

   The eldest prince had already given another mansion in the city of Yanjing, close to the palace, and the prince had already entered the east palace.

   and myself,

   It is clear that the date of the big wedding has been set, but there is still no mention of the house.

  甭 Regarding the size and location, there is not even a single message.

   If Uncle Zheng knew about this here, he would definitely laugh at Xiao Liuzi. You are taking his wife and children to live in the factory dormitory after getting married.

   So, when the prince asked what was missing as a brother, Ji Chengjue replied that there is nothing missing.

  Sometimes,

   When you have nothing, that means nothing is missing.

   "My younger brother has grown up and got married, so he should be more stable."

   "My minister understands."

   After the brothers spoke a few words, the prince went back to his east palace, while Ji Chengjue went all the way out of the south gate and got on the carriage driven by Zhang Gonggong himself.

   The carriage shook, and the figure shook.

   Ji Chengyu who got in the carriage picked up the towel prepared in advance and wiped his face. He wiped it very carefully.

   "The prince said in front of his father today about the money and food of the Xueguan Customs." Ji Chengjue said while throwing the towel into the basin.

   "Master, the prince is impatient. He picked this out himself, it would be a bit too sensible."

  As the prince, as the lord of the East Palace, if you have to do everything by yourself, then what is the use of those ministers who have trusted in your door?

  , he came out to charge himself, it seemed straightforward, but in fact, he lost the dignity of the prince.

   Ji Chengyue shook his head and said:

   "He did it on purpose. He was reminding the emperor that I befriend Zheng Fan, and I am getting married, and the interrupted wedding between him and the princess should be put on the agenda again."

   "The minion is dull."

   Father-in-law Zhang hurriedly admitted his mistake. He had previously mocked the prince in front of his master, but he failed to appreciate the deep meaning behind the prince's move.

   "Is everything arranged?" Ji Chengyu asked.

   "It's settled down, master, it's just..."

   "Just what?"

   "Master, this is to open all our hole cards directly, isn't it..."

   "Zhang Banban."

   "The minion is here."

   "Since I came to Beijing this time, I have said that I have no retreat. In the past, my father could beat the people around me, because there were no people around me who couldn't give up.

right now,

   I'm a father. "

   "Master, the one in Madam's belly is, after all, your majesty's grandson."

   "Heaven is ruthless."

   "Yes, master."

  "Let’s just gamble, just bet that he is not a good matchmaker for the officials of the country and the regent of Chu, so this time, it happened to be opened to him by the reason of the wedding.

   is what the old man wants to see, then show him. "

   "By the way, the master, there is someone from Hirano Bo's House, and his name is Fan Li."

   "Fan Li? Ha ha, I have always heard that there is a man named Fan Li under Zheng Fan, who is capable of literary and military skills and is proficient in calculation. He has a great reputation in the world.

   Where is the other person? "

   "In the house."

   "Sure, go back to the house, I must meet the person sent by Zheng Fan in person."

   On the rivers and lakes, there have been rumors about the story of Uncle Zheng’s general, Fan Li, with many versions.

   "Your Majesty and Uncle Hirano have not seen each other for a long time, right?"

   Last time, Zhang Gonggong was ordered to go to Litian City. Because Mrs. Jingnan Hou had an accident, that time Zheng Fan came to Litian City with Tian Wujing one day later, and he can be considered to have seen it.

   "I envy him, don't say any savages are on the side, the Chu people are staring at him, his place is the real emperor who is far away and free.

   Now, he is free, but I still have to stay in this capital. Sometimes I think about it, and I really feel terrified. "

   "Does the master want to go to Snow Customs?"

   Ji Chengyue shook his head and said:

   "What are you going to do at Snow Customs? What kind of brothers can you join?

  Hehehe.

   the day after that,

   Is the last name Ji or Zheng? "

  ……

   In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Yan continued to hold the booklet about the ticket number in the hands of Emperor Yan.

   Wei Zhonghe was studying ink next to him, seeing this, pretending not to see it.

  "The Min family had talked to the Emperor Xian about the establishment of the Dayan ticket number, but the Emperor Xian refused. Unexpectedly, my son would mention it again.

   Wei Zhonghe,

What do you think,

   Are these business people in this world always thinking that they are much smarter than others, thinking that everyone around them is stupid? "

   "Your Majesty, the Sixth Highness should not dare to have this meaning."

   "He didn't dare? Ha ha, before, he didn't dare, but now, he is harder than anyone else."

   "Your Majesty, the minion heard that this kind of thing is also used in some parts of the country. The locals call it Jiaozi. When people in that place do business, they save a lot of trouble."

Emperor Yan shook his head and said: "This thing, I, can't be used, at least for now, it's not useable. I have just stepped down the door, but I don't want to be a group of wealthy businessmen a few decades later. In hand."

   Say it,

   The emperor Yan leaned back slightly.

   Wei Zhonghe Yanmo's hand paused and said:

  "Your Majesty, the following people are here to report that many merchants have recently entered Beijing, and some old people who have already retired have also entered Beijing.

   Among them, there is no shortage of..."

   "Are from the Min family?"

  Emperor Yan once ordered Jingnan Hou to lead his army to level down the Min's house. At the same time, the birth mother of the six princes in the palace, Concubine Min, was beaten into the cold palace.

   The Min family was destroyed for a long time because of the name of rebellion, and because it was dealt with by the Emperor Yan himself, it is impossible for the Min family to be reversed, because the emperor was infallible.

   "Return to your Majesty, it is the remnant of the Min family."

   The Min family was destroyed, but how terrible the Min family’s wealth was in the first place may never be clear to outsiders.

  Because the Min family looks like an ordinary celebrity, but the relationship between wealth and power, with the bond of wealth and silk, has actually formed an extremely terrifying grid.

   If it is said that the gates and cliques all over the Great Yantai controlled more than half of the land and population of Yan Guotai, then the Min family had almost controlled more than half of the circulation of Great Yantai.

   Yan Chu, Yan Jin, Yan Qian, Yan Man even as far as the West,

   On the long road,

   there are huge caravans under the banner of the Min family.

and so,

   When Concubine Min entered the mansion,

   Patriarch Min dared to present such an exaggerated dowry.

   The wealth is not revealed, the Patriarch of the Min family may not know this truth, but he has no fear.

   It's just that he misestimated the Emperor Yan.

   It's not just him ~lightnovelpub.net~ In fact, those clansmen who have been rooted in Dayan for hundreds of years have also miscalculated Yanhuang.

   "Your Majesty, these remnants of the Min family, I don't know the grace of the heavens, the slaves ask for orders, with the secret agent..."

  The Secret Agent is dispatched to clean up the remnants of Min's family.

   Emperor Yan raised his hand and interrupted Wei Zhonghe’s request.

  道:

   "Wei Zhonghe."

   "The minion is here."

   "Do you know why I only killed the Min family without a mirror, but didn't clean up the remnants of the Min family?"

  A big family based on merchants, you just destroyed his family, just like trampling a spider to death, but ignoring the huge cobweb that it has woven long ago.

   That net, and the knots on that net, are the real roots.

   "The slave is dull, please show me your majesty."

   "Because they used to be named Min."

   talking,

   Emperor Yan picked up the teacup,

   took a sip of tea,

   chewing some tea dregs that I just drank in my mouth,

   continued:

   "Now, their surname is Ji."

  ——————

   The next chapter is about Gao,,, and Chao. I want to write it out in one go, about 10,000 or 20,000 words, so don’t wait tonight.

   It was very interesting to read a book friend's complaint that day, saying that Xiaolong had told us good night for so many days, and he ended up doing nothing, hahahaha.

   It's indeed a job break, 囧.

   The next chapter is about to be written tomorrow morning or at noon, don’t panic, hug the dragon tightly!