The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 479 The Storm is Coming
When Concubine Duan's sedan chair was carried out of the palace, Cao Jiasheng's wife, Cao Liushi, was waiting outside the palace gate.

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Uncle is in front!"

"Drop the sedan!"

The terrain here is relatively wide, and there are basically no people around, so it is safe to speak here.

The sedan chair fell, and Concubine Duan had already stepped out of the sedan chair, walking slowly towards Cao Liushi.

Lingsu wanted to follow up to serve, but Concubine Duan refused.

"Miss!"

Cao Liushi was about to salute, but was stopped by Concubine Duan, who only heard her say: "These years, you have also suffered!"

Saying "hard work", this was the first time Concubine Duan said it, so that Cao Liushi was stunned.

Immediately, Mrs. Cao Liu replied: "Your Majesty... nothing hard, we are all one family!"

Concubine Duan nodded, and said slowly: "If you have anything to say, hurry up and say, how many people inside and outside the palace are staring at me!"

"Ma'am, Liu De is back!"

Hearing this, Concubine Duan became excited.

Then he asked, "How is my son?"

Mrs. Cao Liu replied: "Liu De said that His Highness is doing well, and will soon recover Longyou!"

In fact, when Liu De left, Zhao Yanxun had just decided to start using troops.

But Liu De had absolute confidence in Zhao Yanxun, so he directly said that Zhao Yanxun would recover Longyou.

A smile appeared on Concubine Duan's face, and the haze in her heart was swept away.

How could she be unhappy when she had such an up-and-coming son.

"See, we didn't lose. It may be difficult now, but in the future... there will be a day when we can feel proud!"

Seeing Concubine Duan's energetic appearance, Cao Liu admired this sister-in-law very much, she can really make a fuss.

There was nothing Cao Liu could do about it, she actually just wanted to live a peaceful life, and she didn't want to make any more troubles.

But as Cao Jiasheng said, they are highly tied to Concubine Duan, and they can't just quit if they just quit.

"Ma'am, Liu De also brought you some letters!"

After saying that, Cao Liu took out a small cloth bag from his bosom, this thing does not take up space and is very concealed.

Concubine Duan's eyes lit up when she heard a letter from her son.

After wrapping the cloth, Concubine Duan said again and again: "Okay...Okay!"

"Jiasheng asked me to tell my mother, that my mother has gone to Changshou Zhai, so you must take care!"

This is the elder brother's concern for the sisters, which warmed Concubine Duan's heart.

"I understand, you have to take care too!"

Seeing that Cao Liushi hesitated to speak, Concubine Duan couldn't help asking: "What else?"

"Your Majesty, I don't understand..."

"do not understand anything?"

"What the concubine doesn't understand is why the empress has to keep fast!"

Now that the words have been spoken, Cao Liu immediately said: "Your Majesty is able to succeed to the throne, the Empress has put in a lot of effort, even if she is not respected as the Empress Dowager, she should be allowed to live in the palace for the rest of her life!"

"As long as the empress asks for preferential treatment from the emperor, the emperor will definitely agree!"

Hearing these words, Concubine Duan was unmoved.

Immediately, Concubine Duan showed a smile and said: "You, if you can't see the situation in the court clearly, don't come and teach me how to do things!"

"Go back and tell your brother to prepare him for a hard life!"

Concubine Duan said very general, but Cao Liu still couldn't figure it out.

"Your Majesty, my concubine still doesn't understand!" Mrs. Cao Liu replied simply.

Concubine Duan sighed and said: "How can the situation in the court be explained clearly in a few words, even the emperor doesn't know everything!"

Concubine Duan has accumulated rich experience in political struggles through more than ten years of fighting for the heir apparent.

She could foresee that after the death of Emperor Tai'an, there would inevitably be struggles in the court, and the victors would liquidate the losers.

Who is the loser, this is actually very difficult to say clearly, after all, the current situation is still unclear.

But one thing can be understood, the old officials of Duanfei's family can be classified as losers.

After more than ten years of fighting with the princelings, although Concubine Duan has built her own power, she has also attracted more enemies.

Now that the old emperor is dead, it is impossible for the new emperor to suppress these people, and it is almost inevitable to liquidate the concubine Duan's family.

So for Concubine Duan, staying in the palace is tantamount to setting up a target for others to attack.

Emperor Tai'an also saw this, so he arranged this way for Concubine Duan, which shows his protection for Concubine Chong.

Leaving the palace to become a monk is tantamount to exiling Concubine Duan, and those who oppose her should not be aggressive, after all, there are other things worth fighting for.

In fact, liquidating the concubine Duan's family is not a major event in the court.

The state policy of the imperial court, the authority of cabinet ministers, and the appointment and dismissal of ministers and halls are the most intense battles.

The two were speechless for a while, and finally it was Concubine Duan who broke the silence and said: "From now on, someone will definitely watch over me, don't come to me, I will send someone over if something happens!"

"There is something that I have to let the empress know. The people sent back by His Highness have arranged for ten people to stay in the Lingwei to protect the empress!" Cao Liu almost forgot about this matter.

Every imperial tomb has guards, and Zhao Yongcheng's is no exception, with a scale of about 300.

Concubine Duan's expression changed, and she asked, "Can it be concealed?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, we didn't make a move, they were recruited and screened by themselves!"

Only in this way can Concubine Duan feel at ease. With someone she trusts to guard her specially, her safety will be improved to a higher level.

"Okay, it's time for me to hurry, you go back!"

"Yes!"

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Concubine Duan guessed right, there was indeed a storm coming in the court.

And the reason for this storm was just a memoir from the county magistrate.

The content of the memorial is very simple, asking the court to reduce or exempt taxes.

Logically speaking, such a trivial matter would not be presented to Zhao Weilong.

But it happened now, and the main ministers disagreed about it, so there is an article in it.

In Qian'an Palace, Zhao Weilong sat behind the case and looked at the dozen or so ministers below.

The three cabinet ministers in front stood with their eyes on their noses, their noses, their noses and their hearts.

At this moment, only an official said: "Your Majesty, I think... you should agree to the request of the magistrate of Changping County to reduce or exempt the people under his rule from taxes. The sky is dry and the people are suffering!"

The person who spoke was Luo Wenqi, Minister of Rites.

But just after he finished speaking, Wang Cunzhang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and severely reprimanded Luo Wenqi: "Master Luo, the people in Changping are suffering, but the people in other places are not suffering? Does the imperial court have to reduce or exempt taxes?"

Seeing that Luo Wenqi was about to refute, Wang Cunzhang continued to criticize: "If this is the case, will the court continue to operate? How will the soldiers in the front be provided with food and salaries? Could it be that you, Lord Luo, went to the front to resist monsters?"

Luo Wenqi was so stunned that he had nothing to say. He saw Yang Wenlin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, walk out of the train, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it is not easy for the people to survive. Please, Your Majesty, love the people and live with them!"

Immediately, someone retorted: "Your Majesty, in these extraordinary times, you must not let your small benevolence harm the overall situation!"

Next, the officials spoke more and more, so that they quarreled directly, and the hall became extremely noisy.

"Silence, silence!"

The great eunuch Chen Changhe's scolding made the hall gradually safe.

The ministers were making noise in court, and Zhao Weilong was furious for being so impolite.

But he still had to bear it, and there was no trace of anger on his face.

"Several elders, what do you think should be done?"

The three of them didn't speak, which made Zhao Weilong even more angry.

So Zhao Weilong could only call names and said, "Old Wang Ge, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think... Wang Shilang of the Ministry of War is justified. In these extraordinary times, state affairs should be the most important thing!"

Generally speaking, Wang Tinghe will not express his position clearly on some matters.

Once this kind of thing happens, it means that the struggle has reached a heated stage, and he must stand up and speak out as a banner to gather followers.

Wang Tinghe just finished answering, before Zhao Weilong continued to roll the roll, Xie Xiaofang said: "Old Wang Ge, the court has imposed heavy taxes these years, and the people have suffered untold hardships, so what if you force people to turn against you?"

Seeing this situation, Zhao Weilong thought to himself: "It seems that the dispute between the North and the South is inevitable!"

The north fell, and officials from the northern faction took the lead in the war, while the southern faction had little interest in war.

The officials and gentry of the southern line were either thinking of persuading the imperial court to move the capital, or they were planning to rule across the river. Asking for tax relief was the lowest level of tricks.

At this moment, Zhao Weilong was very worried.

(End of this chapter)