Li Qitian opened his eyes angrily, "It's Zhou Lian again! It's that Zhou Lian again!! Shuntian Mansion and Gyeonggi Guard are both unable to eat rice! The capital is so big, but a young man, you just can't catch it! Just can't catch it! live!!"
All the ministers bowed their heads one after another, and said in unison: "Sacred Lord, calm down."
"A cliché! Every time something happens, it will only calm my anger!" Li Qitian's chest rose and fell violently, a mouthful of suffocation accumulated in his chest, he couldn't breathe, and he couldn't swallow, causing his face to turn purple.
The courtiers could feel the wrath of the emperor just by listening to Li Qitian's anger, and they all knelt down and saluted in fright, not daring to speak.
And Xiong Jinshui, who was serving by Li Qitian's side, looked at the face of the emperor and almost fainted with fright.
If the emperor is really angry, can they still have a way to survive
Xiong Jinshui secretly prayed in his heart, but there is nothing to make the emperor angry. But things backfired, and someone quickly multiplied Zhou Lianxin's letter.
Li Qitian just glanced at it, and then rubbed the scripture to a pulp.
"Bastard, bastard! A bunch of rioters, madmen!"
The writing of this letter is of no standard, and the whole text is in vernacular. At first glance, it strives to make all the people understand and understand, and once again exaggerates the achievements and benevolence of Pang Xiao, and today's sage is a nouveau riche. The land rich owner, when he became the emperor, he did everything for himself, and did not care about the life and death of the people at all.
And at the end of the letter, he actually dared to openly post, "Is such a dazed ruler, can it really bring benefits to the people of Dazhou? It is better to restore the Northern Hebei Dynasty, establish a bright ruler, and stabilize the world. This is the right way."
"This Zhou Lian is really shameless! How the North Ji Dynasty was overthrown, he can't forget! Restoring the North Ji will make these people live better than under the rule of me? It's such a big talk, I don't know what it means. !"
However, Li Qitian's rage could not stop Pang Xiao and his class teachers from returning to the DPRK in the slightest.
In August, the hot weather could not stop the meaning in Li Qitian's heart.
"Sacred Lord, Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu have a commanding army of 300,000 troops. The city gates along the way are wide open, and 3,000 battalions have been successfully collected. Now it is only three or four days' journey away from the capital."
Li Qitian was angry and anxious, and his heart was full of anger. He clutched his chest and asked, "How many soldiers and horses can the Ministry of War send to guard the city? Where is the Ministry of Household? Is there enough food and salaries?"
The Minister of War, Wang Zhi, took a step forward and said with a heavy face: "Go back to the Holy One, because the battle with the Tartars was dangerous, the army of the Qin King near the capital and all over the country had already returned to the commander of Pang Xiao, and now there are only Gyeonggi Guards and Wucheng soldiers in the capital. Ma Si, compared with the 300,000 elite soldiers brought back by Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu, who have just been bloodied, is no different from a man's arm being a chariot."
Fang Shouru, the servant of the household department, also said: "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, even the officials in the court have owed their salaries for more than a year, and the people's taxes have been increased to 80%. Now they are all dissatisfied again, shouting that the court is not benevolent..."
Li Qitian gritted his teeth, his face was blue and white for a while.
The imperial mausoleum was not completed. The treasure was not found, there was no money, and there was no one, even the trolls were against him!
How to fight this battle
"You mean there is no way?"
"Your Majesty, the ignorant ministers and others are really helpless at this time."
"That's it, the sage, the ministers and others have racked their brains and tried their best, but the ministers can't make money, and they can't make soldiers and horses."
Li Qitian sneered when he heard it: "Don't let me lead the neck to kill me!" Enduring the suffocation in his chest, he said in a hoarse voice, "Don't think that Pang Xiao will bring people in and you will have a better time! Once the emperor and the courtiers, do you guys have a better time! Want to stay out of the way?"
With this sentence, all those present were shocked physically and mentally.
They're really not sure they can stay out of it.
Li Qitian said again: "No money? Yes, my internal money is empty, and the Ministry of Household has no money, but I owe you a year's salary, and I have not seen the ministers in the court who are hungry and can't open the pot! You just escaped from your home. How much tax and how many benefits, big or small, you guys don’t even know? Now that the national disaster is on the horizon, and my internal funds have been hollowed out, don’t you want to express it?”
The ministers looked at each other in dismay, and the emperor was afraid that he would go crazy and stretch out his hand to the ministers!
No one is willing to pay for it out of their own pockets. First, they simply don’t want to bleed. Second, they don’t want to expose their wealth. Third, and most importantly, everyone is more or less lucky. If you really want to fight for that position, you will definitely not be able to follow Ming Jun's route if you have a reputation for killing innocent people. Then won't you become a tyrant again? Prince Chung Soon is not that stupid.
But these ideas, everyone can only think about it in their hearts.
"If we can negotiate peacefully, perhaps this danger can be solved." Some courtiers suggested.
"The minister agrees, the sage, the minister thinks that we might as well start from two aspects. On the one hand, we order people to secretly contact Duke Dingguo. After all, Duke Ding and the sage are related by marriage, and the eldest princess of Anyang was killed by Qin's hands. It can be done. If Duke Ding can assassinate Pang Xiao, the matter can be solved. If he cannot assassinate, even if Duke Ding changes his mind, it will be a great help to the sage.
"On the other hand, we have to prepare with both hands. If we can't bring Duke Dingguo back to the court's camp, then we have to find a way to negotiate."
Li Qitian frowned and sneered: "Peace talks? Do you want me to beg them for mercy!"
"Sacred Lord, keep the green hills, and don't be afraid of running out of firewood. Only by saving your life can you keep the fire for the future."
Fail, really fail.
How could he let himself fall into such a situation? As an emperor, he is already the lord of the world, and the people are respected, but now he has reached the point where he has to negotiate with the rebels
He is the Son of Heaven, why should he suffer such humiliation!
Li Qitian pointed his finger at the people in front of him and said with a sneer, "This is your way of being loyal and patriotic? You don't want to spend money, and you don't want to disturb your own roots, so let me go and beg the rebels for mercy? If this spreads, what do you call me? How can I face the people of the world!"
"Your Majesty, the great man can bend and stretch. You are the ruler of a country, but you must not lose the big because of the small."
"It's a good one who can bend and stretch." Li Qitian sneered, even if he ordered the general of Han to tie up the minister who spoke, "Let the Ministry of Personnel conduct a strict investigation to see how much of Mr. Sun's family property is, how much is ancestral property, and how much is bribery! Look how you can bend and stretch!"
The guards in front of the hall and the big Han general immediately stepped into the hall and dragged the courtier down.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this! This minister has been wronged!"
"Sacred Lord rest his anger, His Majesty's move is inappropriate..."
"Who has any objection! They are all tied together!"
Li Qitian shouted violently, and the frightened courtiers all silenced.
On the same day, the family background of Mr. Sun was listed and handed over to Li Qitian along with the evidence of accepting bribes and collaborating with party members over the years.
The next day, the order to search the home was issued, and the treasury was enriched.
And as a result, the court is even more troubled, and even courtiers who have ideas dare not speak to the emperor, so as not to cause death.
"Princess, I have already inquired. The search in the city has been loosened in recent days. One is that there is no progress in the investigation, and the court's salary is not good, and the defending army is a little slack. The second is that corrupt officials and soldiers are being arrested everywhere in the city. The generals have all sharpened their heads and want to follow the search for oil and water, and the weather is too hot. In short, we take this opportunity to leave, and we are afraid that there will be some unexpected events."
Xie Yue smiled and said: "When the time comes, I will make a change, and there will be no mistakes."
Qin Yining nodded and said with a smile, "Sir is right. Fortunately, we are in the outer city, so it's easier to go out. It's just two children who need to be separated and carried away."
Xie Yue said: "Don't worry, I will arrange it. The lord and his party will soon arrive in the capital if they want to come. Let's go all the way to the north, and we will definitely meet the lord."
"Yeah." Qin Yining sighed lightly, his eyes full of hope, "I can't wait any longer. Communication has been inconvenient in recent days, and the prince is always on the road, which makes it even more inconvenient to exchange news. how."
Xie Yue laughed and said, "Even so, you and the lord still have a tacit understanding. You have arranged an order here, and the lord will know to leave for Beijing, and the army will come all the way, and the towns along the way will open the city gates, not hurting one. As soon as the soldier died, the prestige was even higher than before. The benevolence and righteousness of the prince, coupled with your momentum, the voice of the prince is now even higher than before."
Qin Yining said, "Thanks to the person above who is willing to put in the effort to contrast it."
These days Li Qitian has been forced to do things that are very stupid. Maybe Li Qitian has resentment in his heart, and his anger that he could not vent finally found an outlet.
However, in Qin Yining's view, his actions were tantamount to self-destructing the Great Wall and making the rulers and ministers distracted.
When he needed people most, he was pushing people away from him one by one.
Perhaps this is the genius of Tian Jizi. Although she died, everything after that has already been planned.
"Prince Concubine." Ji Yun stepped in quickly, "Manager Zhong Da has just sent a message, and a sum of supplies and food donated by Sitong has been transported to the prince's army together with those prepared by shopkeeper Zhong Da. "
Xie Yue stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Boss Qiu is also an interesting person."
Qiu Feishan has been doing her best to win back Mu Jinghu's heart these days. Although Qin Yining knew that what she donated was for the long-term development of her Qiu family in the future, she had indeed successfully softened Mu Jinghu's heart.
After all, Mu Jinghu has feelings for Qiu Feishan. If things go on like this, it's only a matter of time before the two reconcile. This is what Qin Yining is happy to see. After all, they were friends, and Qin Yining didn't want to make Mu Jinghu's life unhappy because of her and Pang Xiao.
"Master. There are a few people outside who want to spend the night at our Zhuangzi." Someone from the outer courtyard came in to spread the word.
Qin Yining was stunned, "Our farm is so remote, there are still people here to stay?"
"It is said that it is passing through here, but there is really nowhere to go."