The emperor has conferred upon you the title of "Loyalty Marquis", so it is necessary for you to go to the capital to pay your respects. However, Yue Junfei knew very well that if he really went to the capital, he would definitely go in complete and come out in batches.
But what if I don’t go
If it was in the past, Yue Junfei would definitely refuse without even a second thought. But now, he hesitated!
Not only did the previous imperial edicts gradually erode Yue Junfei's self-confidence, but the title of "Marquis of Loyalty" was more like a mockery, a collar of irony placed around Yue Junfei's neck.
People are praising you for your loyalty, so do you want to set an example? Do you want to be disloyal
After receiving the imperial edict, Yue Junfei began to hesitate.
“How about… delaying it for a few days and saying that we need to prepare some tribute. By the way, we tell the people that it is His Majesty the Emperor who wants tribute, and everyone is required to pay tribute. The reason why the governor delayed his entry into the capital is because he does not want to disturb the people and collect tribute. In this way, we can take the opportunity to establish our own prestige and undermine the emperor’s majesty.” The counselor Cong Ronghe next to him began to come up with bad ideas.
But when Yue Junfei heard this idea, he slapped his thigh and said, "Great! Let's do it this way!"
But how could Junxian not think of this! While he was planning here, an imperial edict had been hung outside the city wall and read to all the people in Jiangnan Road: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor says: Jiangnan Road will be completely tax-free for the next three years. The state will not collect any taxes, will not ask for any tribute, and will not conscript any civilians! The Emperor says: I implore the local people to take care of the refugees and help them through the difficult times. After the spring plowing, I will personally tour Jiangnan Road and thank the people in person."
As soon as the imperial edict was announced, it immediately drew cheers from the people of Jiangnan Province, with countless people shouting "Your Majesty is merciful." In an instant, the people's hearts in Jiangnan Province "seriously tilted."
When this news reached the government office of Jiangning Prefecture, Yue Junfei was stunned for a moment, and then he yelled, "Junxian, don't let me catch you, or I'll cut you into pieces, soak you in water, and fry you in oil!"
After saying this, he spurted out a mouthful of blood and became listless.
Jun Xian asked the Emperor to issue ten imperial edicts. Now that five of them had been opened, the ambitious Yue Junfei was so angry that he vomited blood.
However, things will never end so simply.
That evening, another imperial edict was opened, and this one urged Yue Junfei to act - hurry up and die, ahem, hurry up and go to the capital to meet the emperor, you haven't left yet, what do you mean? His Majesty is very wise, it doesn't matter even if you go to the imperial capital empty-handed, His Majesty has already prepared a grand gift and is waiting for you.
The next morning, another imperial edict came, urging us to set off. Marquis Zhongyi, why don't you leave? What do you want to do
On the morning of the third day, the ninth imperial edict came down: The Marquis of Loyalty disobeyed the imperial order and disobeyed His Majesty, and the title of Marquis of Loyalty was stripped, and the gold, silver and spiritual stones awarded were required to be returned in their original form. Then, there was a very severe scolding. Finally, Yue Junfei was ordered to come to the capital immediately to plead guilty!
The sound of the imperial edict being read out could be heard throughout half of Jiangning Prefecture. Yue Junfei was so angry that he was shaking all over and coughing continuously.
But at this time, Yue Junfei could no longer go to the imperial capital. After several imperial edicts were issued, Yue Junfei's prestige and the people's hearts had been stripped away bit by bit. Now, even if Yue Junfei wanted to start a rebellion, he was powerless. Without the support of the general public, he could only cause some chaos with only hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, and he would eventually die.