In the second half of the twelfth lunar month, Yujia returned to Beijing.
Going back just in time for the New Year, this battle is a big victory, and the whole country celebrates. Wherever the imperial driver passed, there were cheers all the way.
The chief Sangyi surrendered all, except for a left minister who committed suicide, and the rest had long lost his original arrogance, and he did his best to cooperate with the Beili Army to count the prisoners and supplies.
Gu Shubai stayed in Taicheng to take care of the finishing touches after the war. Although the battle ended in victory, the casualties were heavy and it would be impossible without a general who could hold the scene to be responsible.
Gu Xiang and Gu Wenqing stayed behind to help him, while Gu Huaijiang and others returned to Beijing with Yujia. Gu Yi had long been thinking of the child in Su Yunyan's belly, and he didn't know how old he was when he was absent in the past few months.
"This Minister Zuo is still quite arrogant, but the few officials other than him have no hard bones. Not only did they take the initiative to reveal their military secrets and account, but they also rushed to commit crimes and meritorious service."
Gu Wenqing came out of the captive camp, dusted off her body, and informed Gu Shubai of matters related to the prisoners.
Gu Shubai nodded and said, "Have you seen the corpse of the Minister Zuo?"
"Look, cross knife, cut like squid."
Gu Wenqing couldn't help shaking her head, "It seems that we blamed the Sangyi people earlier. They slaughtered the craftsmen and officials of the Ministry of Industry with this kind of knife method. It turns out that they are not only cruel to others, but also cruel to themselves. It's just that. What kind of national culture can cultivate ministers who will kill themselves if they are defeated?"
Gu Shubai smiled and shook his head helplessly, "Although the Sangyi people learned everything from the mainland of Kyushu, the flowers on the same tree are not the same, let alone Sangyi and Beili?"
Gu Xiang braved the wind and snow and came in from outside the tent, smiled and patted the snow on her body. Gu Wenqing was surprised when she saw this, "There was no snow when I came."
Gu Xiang smiled with teeth all over his face, "I just got it down, it's still big! I want to come to Yufu and they are almost to the capital, and the snow will not affect their itinerary at this time."
Gu Shubai smiled faintly, and Gu Xiang suddenly sighed, "It's just a pity that our family is no longer in the same place for Chinese New Year this year. What do you think this is a strange thing? Every year, something will happen to our family. Separated, we were reunited once last year!"
Gu Wenqing said: "We are falling apart, we are alone in the family. It's a pity that my eldest brother cannot spend the New Year with Yufu this year, and we have to separate the two places."
Gu Shubai stood up after the case and walked out of the account. The snow fell in the sky, and in a short while, the ground was covered with a thin layer of white.
He couldn't help sighing, "It's snowing well. The ground is bloody and needs a heavy snow wash."
Speaking of this, the two of Gu Wenqing couldn't help but sigh, "Who said no? After the last battle, I heard that the fishermen in Korea still dare not go out to sea to fish, for fear of salvage stumps. It is ours. Fishermen, the weather is so cold and they often go out to sea, saying that if we can salvage some of our soldiers' corpses, it's okay to send them to the land for safety."
Gu Xiangdao: "We want to return the corpses of these prisoners and fallen soldiers, and what remains is to assist local officials in rebuilding and to care for the victims of the post-war disasters. These things are not within the scope of our military commanders, and we have to do our best."
In this way, in about a month, the army will be able to go back to Beijing.
Gu Shubai said solemnly: "The war is over, and our mission as a military commander is completed. The next thing is a series of problems that the court will face, the empty treasury, insufficient silver and food, how to care for the families of the fallen soldiers, and how to rebuild the people. Home..."
Thinking of this, he panicked for Yufu, wishing to return to Beijing to help her.
Gu Xiang suddenly fought a cold war. When he thought of Gu Yi here, he often shouted coldly. If he is still here now, it would be strange if he is not cold enough to go straight into the bed.
Gu Shubai smiled and said, "I don't want to go to the tent soon. After the wind is cold, Tianshu has already followed Yujia back."
Speaking of being afraid to pat him on the shoulder, Gu Xiang walked to the tent honestly, and Gu Shubai stood in the snow, discussing the next arrangement...
"Your Majesty, do you know what I miss most in the palace?"
In the middle of Beijing, Yaolan was full of nostalgia and happiness as soon as she returned to the Palace of Longevity. She held Fat Wu in one hand and Fat Jiu in the other, and put her nose on their white fur.
Take a deep breath, full of sweet fragrance.
She suddenly became unbalanced in her heart, and patted Fat Jiu’s fat ass, "One of you is a dog and the other is a fox. You stay in the palace and eat spicy food, but I have been hungry and cold for so long at the beach. Is this fair? It smells like rose petals, don’t you know I smell like fish?”
The more I talked, the more unbalanced my heart became, and I slapped two butts and drove them out of the temple to play.
Two cheerful white shadows rolled out of the hall like meatballs, frolicking in one place, rolling into the snow and can no longer tell who is who, the palace man on duty under the corridor looked at it and couldn't help but lower his head and laugh.
Yufu leaned on the couch and looked at the paper. Hearing her words, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You say that, I don't know whether you miss the food in the palace, the stove in the palace, or... the rose petals for bathing? "
Yaolan heard the words, raised her hand and sniffed her sleeves subconsciously, "After washing it many times, I still feel a fishy smell. No way, I have to wash it again, lest you smoke your Majesty!"
After that, she ran out of the hall, and hit something head-on, causing her nose to ache sharply.
"Oh, whoever walks doesn't look at the road!"
Her wicked complained first. Tian Yunpo, who was hit by her, just came in from the snow. She was standing on the porch to wipe the snow off her cloak. She was hit and didn't react, and she was inexplicably scolded.
He pointed to his nose and said in amazement: "Be reasonable, it's clear that you didn't look at the road and hit me? Are you still calling for a thief to catch a thief?"
This is correct. The thief shouts that it is Yaolan's nature to catch the thief.
If someone else falls, it can be seen that the sky is broken, and Yaolan is not afraid at all, "This is the Hall of Longevity, I am the person in the Hall of Longevity, and the thief is definitely not me, huh."
After that, he ran away, leaving Tian Yunpo standing in place and exhaling.
He stepped into the hall and saw Yufu quickly filed a complaint, "The palace people around your Majesty are getting more and more unruly."
Yufu heard their dispute in the hall long ago, and said with a smile: "Yes, I have no way to tune up. Why don't you send it to the Taishi's mansion to tune up for me!"
The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Tian Yunpo thought about it, Yufu looked up at him and said, "Why, do you really want my slave and maidservant?"
"no no."
Tianyun broke his mouth and coughed and coughed, and then he started talking about serious things, "The shipbuilding workshop of the Ministry of Industry has made a huge contribution to the cooperation. After a few days of vacation, they will have a good rest, and now they don’t need the Ministry of Engineering for the time being.”
Yufu waved his hand generously, "That's it. I originally meant it, but I missed too many things. Fortunately you thought about it. By the way, how is the progress of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War to subsidize the families of the fallen soldiers?"
"Seven out of ten. All that is left are people whose identities are temporarily unrecognizable. Also, a large part of the soldiers who died this time were refugees from Dongling. They may be separated from their families or their families. It has been slaughtered by the insurgents of the year, and no one can deliver the compensation."
Yufu nodded, "Let me think about this question and discuss it tomorrow morning."
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In the early morning of the next day, there was snow drifting outside the Golden Palace, and the furnace was warm and warm.
Yufu sat on his head and took the sedan chair from the Hall of Longevity. On the contrary, he did not adapt to the warmth in the palace, and simply took off his cloak.
She arranged the political affairs of the day on the royal case one by one, and picked up the memorial at the top. "Yesterday, the Taishi said that there were some unidentified soldiers and those who had lost their family members. They could not give the court’s pension. I thought for a while. The cemetery previously built on the outskirts of Beijing was originally used by soldiers who died in battle to enter the land for security. Those soldiers who cannot find their family members should be buried here, and the money from the pension will be used in the national treasury."
The Ministry of War Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, what if you find the families of these people again?"
Yufu said: "The money for the pension will naturally be given. If their family wants to move the corpse, they can stay in the cemetery. The ministers followed me into the mausoleum to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in battle. Without them, there would be no current peace."
Naturally, the ministers couldn't refuse. As a man, she had to go personally. What about these ministers
The book of the Ministry of Rites: "Your Majesty, speaking of this, there are only five days left before New Year's Eve. This year's New Year's Eve Palace Banquet, I don’t know..."
Yufu Road: "The treasury is empty, not to mention the deaths and injuries of so many soldiers, it is the time when the whole country is mourning. This year not only the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, but also the layout of the palace and the streets of the capital should also be simplified. There is no need to set off fireworks. , I heard the sound of artillery."
The ministers couldn't help but sigh as soon as he said this.
The book of the Ministry of Rites said: "Yes, the minister will order to go down, and everything will be done according to your majesty's wishes."
He retired, and Xue Rou, Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, stood up again, "Your Majesty, the Spring Festival will start soon after the New Year. I don't know the tax collection for the new year. What decision does your Majesty have?"
Yufu then remembered that the quickest solution to the emptiness of the treasury was to make a fuss about taxes.
It has always been difficult for the state to adjust taxes. No wonder Xue Rou raised this question.
She said: "In the previous war against Xikun and Dongling, the national treasury was full, and taxes were not adjusted. This battle with Sangyi has shaken the country. What do you think about taxation?"
One stone stirred up waves, and as soon as her voice fell, she immediately began to argue.
"Returning to your majesty, the minister thinks that your majesty has always loved the people like a son, and it is not beneficial to the people's livelihood to increase taxes on the people, and it is better to maintain normalcy."
"Master Liu's words are wrong! An empty state treasury will cause the country to be uneasy, and the country will be uneasy, and the people will be uneasy. If taxes are not increased, how can this vacancy be filled?"
"Throughout the ages, only tyrants have levied heavy taxes. Your Majesty is Mingjun. How can this be done?"
Yufu rubbed his ears, stood up on the edge of Yu'an, and walked slowly with his other hand on his waist.
Suddenly there was silence underneath.
Yufu raised his head and saw that the ministers were no longer discussing but stared at her in a daze. He couldn't help but said: "I'm listening, everyone Aiqing will continue talking. I just feel that my waist is sore and it's okay to walk around."
The ministers were surprised not that she got up and walked around, but that she walked out from behind the imperial case, with clear lines on her raised abdomen, which clearly looked like six or seven months of pregnancy.
This... how is this possible
Wasn't the child abandoned by her before Yujia's personal conquest
After the autumn, she has always dressed heavily. Today, the charcoal fire in the temple is warm, and everyone has discovered this problem.
Even Tian Yunpo looked at her in surprise, "Your Majesty, can it be said that the dragon fetus is still there?"
Yufu was thinking about taxation as he walked around, and only after hearing Tian Yunpo's words did he react. It turned out that the ministers were surprised by the fetus in her womb.
She stroked her upper abdomen with one hand, and nodded gently, "Before I went to the expedition, I was in poor health. I originally planned to give up. But afterwards, I thought about it and waited until my body really couldn't support it. I don't want to go to Taicheng. Live, this child is probably talented, and since he can keep it, I don’t want to abandon him anymore."
The ministers were overjoyed when they heard this, and left the taxation all behind. There is nothing more exciting than the existence of a fetus.
She walked around the imperial case, then looked at the minister underneath with joy, and said hurriedly: "Okay, let's continue talking about taxes."
There was a moment of silence underneath. After the minister who had just talked about it was interrupted, he couldn't remember what he was about to say.
Upon seeing this, Yufu said: "I think it is time to increase taxes."
Some ministers who oppose heavy taxes wanted to say what they wanted to say, so I just listened to Yufu continuing: "But it is not unconditionally aggravated. After all, it is to fill the treasury. The war has been tragically consumed and the people should understand it. If the court promises to charge an additional four in three years After three years, the tax will be reduced by 20% on the basis of the 40% reduction. Will it be easier for people to accept this?"
The ministers were quite reasonable upon hearing this.
Some people are also worried, "Your Majesty, if the treasury is still in short supply in three years, then reducing taxes will make the treasury barren as it is now?"
Yufu looked at Xue Rou, who came forward and said: "My Majesty, according to the minister's observation of the household file, three years are enough for Bei Li to recuperate, and the treasury gradually fills up. After three years, the tax will be reduced. Big impact."
The ministers heard the words, and Yu nodded, "Okay, then according to the meaning of the imperial court, according to the plan. As for the specific increase in the income, the Ministry of Households will report to me after discussing it. The only thing that matters is that. One thing is that the people must not even be unable to pay taxes for the past three years, otherwise it will be meaningless to talk about what will happen after three years."
Xue Rou arched his hands and said: "Yes, please rest assured, your majesty. Your majesty has been scornful and punishable in the past few years since he became the throne. The people of Beili are already rich and will never fail to pay the taxes for these three years."
"That's good."
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The news of the early dynasty spread quickly, and the people in the Gu family were surprised when they heard the news.
They went out together with Yufu, but they didn't even notice that the fetus in Yufu's abdomen was still there. It turned out that she didn't abandon the child!
"Taicheng is too cold, Yufu is wrapped up like rice dumplings every time he goes out, how can we tell?"
When Gu Jiuge defended this way, Yin Jizheng also gave him a light hammer, "You men are careless, I'm afraid that you are all focused on fighting, so how can you still have a stomach that cares about Yufu? If I were there," You must be able to see it!"
Gu Jiuge smiled and pleased, "Since I married my wife, I have put my mind on my wife. How can I pay attention to other women? Even if it is Yufu, I can't take a closer look."
This flattery shot well, knowing it was flattering, Yin Jizheng still laughed.
Gu Hanmo said: "I led the Yulin Army to protect the Yujia, but I was close to Yu, but I didn't pay attention to her stomach... No wonder Tianshu gave Yufu medicine every day, two or three times a day. It's a pity. I don’t understand pharmacology, otherwise I would know it’s an anti-fetal medicine."
Gu Yi also said: "Yes, Yufu's hair has been cut a lot, and the hair is bloody. I think it is because I was pregnant with a child and worried that my hair would absorb too much blood, so cut it short for the child? I just said, how can Yufu cut her hair if it is right? Whether it's Dongling or Beili, women can't cut their hair easily!"
"alright, alright."
Su Yunyan walked up from behind with her belly, "What is the use of you talking about this now, why did you go? Or the second wife is right, you men are careless, if we knew it long ago."
Gu Yi was about to defend himself and his elder brother. Suddenly, when Gu Huaijiang hurriedly walked outwards, Qi Zhou followed at the same pace.
He went out to stop Qi Zhou, "Where did my father go in a hurry?"
"Where else to go?"
Qi Zhou arched his hands towards the sky, "Naturally go to the palace to see your majesty!"