Devil’s Advent

In the imperial study room, a round of discussions had just ended.

Emperor Yan didn't speak much, and the crown prince presided over it. All ministers and senior officials of the department were basically present. In the corner, there was also Ji Chengjue, who was nominally the watchman of the Ministry of household affairs.

There is no way, the original Hubu Shangshu fell, and the court appointed a new respected Hubu Shangshu, but it happened that an old case broke out, killing a concubine while drunk.

This is actually not a big deal. As a dignified member of the current dynasty, it is very normal to secretly kill a concubine at home and execute a servant who made a mistake, as long as the matter is dealt with from beginning to end.

But who would have imagined that three years later, just when it was reported that this senior official was about to be pushed out by the court to serve as acting household minister, the concubine's family and relatives gathered dozens of people to the capital government office to beat drums and express their grievances.

For a while, the city was full of disturbances, and the lord fell ill because of it. It was not known whether it was a real illness or a fake illness. In short, he couldn't even go to court.

Emperor Yan issued an order to send an imperial physician to the government for diagnosis and treatment, and at the same time ordered Yousi to follow up on the case.

As a result, the dignified Great Yan household department, even though the chief executive officer has been suspended until now, all work is in order, and even the operation of the household department is much better than before.

All those present here are old foxes who have experienced the ups and downs of officialdom, how can they not know who is related to the accidents of the two household ministers.

At the same time, the big guy was secretly surprised at why the Sixth Highness, who had been keeping quiet all these years and basically regarded himself as a leisurely prince, became uncharacteristically tough after taking the job of the Guanfeng household department.

Political struggles belong to political struggles, and they all have to pay attention to a rule. Such an act of exposing the old ones is tantamount to tearing the face and destroying the original political understanding.

The two methods of punishing people are really too radical and low-level, and it is easy to be isolated by the court.

After all, in the final analysis, how many people are really as innocent as snow?

But because Emperor Yan has never said anything about it, and His Royal Highness has a special status, after all, he is the prince, the son of the emperor, and the emperor himself can rub it casually;

After all, it belongs to both the king and the father.

But the ministers are outsiders after all, you want to help the emperor teach his son a lesson? Want to reach out and meddle in Ji's family affairs?

In the past years, there may have been ministers who dared to do these things, but now that Emperor Yan is so powerful, no one dares to touch the tiger's whiskers without authorization.

Today's discussion is about business and taxation.

From the beginning to the end, the sixth prince who was supposed to speak did not say a word, but the prince insisted on implementing it.

In fact, in the final analysis, basically every larger caravan has dignitaries standing behind it. Those who have the stamina to go on such long-distance large-scale transactions are either raised by the dignitaries, or they have developed to a certain level. The ones who took the initiative to find dignitaries to hang on to.

The law of commercial taxation is actually cutting their flesh.

But today's Dayan is no longer an era where there are many powerful families. Nowadays, everyone can only pinch their noses to recognize what Lao Ji's family wants to do.

To put it more bluntly, this is Lao Ji's family calling the big guys to discuss matters. To put it bluntly, it is Lao Ji's family who is notifying you.

Dissatisfied?

simmering.

Still not convinced?

die!

Finally, the discussion is over.

Yanhuang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said:

The prince and the sixth child stay here.

The ministers immediately bowed and left.

soon,

The Imperial Study Room suddenly became deserted.

Wei Zhonghe stepped forward in person and changed the tea for Emperor Yan, the crown prince and the sixth prince, and then walked out of the imperial study 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 action of Emperor Yan drinking tea.

Ji Chengjue put the teacup on his lap, with a harmless look on his face.

Sixth brother, the money and food sent by the Ministry of Households to Xuehai Customs is a little too generous. I heard that some generals below have great opinions on this.

There are actually quite a few people who know about this matter. After all, a large sum of money and food is transported over a long distance. It is not a matter of two trucks.

Therefore, the prince must point out this matter.

He is the crown prince, the master of the East Palace, and the seat of the country. If your younger brothers are privately engaged with border army generals and you still pretend to be a turtle and keep silent, then this crown prince is too useless.

Even if you want to hide your strength and bide your time, it is not such a way of hiding.

It is a big taboo for the prince to collude with the generals of the frontier army in private.

Originally, the prince thought that after he said this, in front of his father, his sixth younger brother should kneel down in fear and plead guilty, and then give a lot of reasons to excuse himself.

But to the Prince's surprise,

After Ji Chengjue heard this,

Just slightly raised his head and looked at him,

Very puzzled:

Oh, which general is dissatisfied?

... 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 obviously that you favor Xueguan and show favor to Uncle Hirano!

The so-called dissatisfaction of the generals is like many imperial officials in the imperial court who open their mouths to plead for the people or the people's grievances are boiling, as if they really live among the people every day and listen to the voices of the people, which cannot be studied carefully.

the most important is,

The dissatisfied general must be someone stationed in Jindi.

And with the relationship between Uncle Hirano and Marquis Jingnan, who would dare to say such a thing?

Even if someone dared,

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

Let's see how Jingnan Hou will deal with that dissatisfied general!

Yan Huang, who was sitting in the first seat, did not make a sound, but silently sipped the remaining tea leaves between his lips and teeth.

Sixth brother, what do you mean?

Ji Chengjue smiled and said:

Second brother, Uncle Hirano saved my younger brother's life back then, so you can treat me like a younger brother and repay the favor, okay?

The important weapon of the country, how can it be used as a favor! The prince scolded.

Ji Chengjue nodded, stood up, and bowed to the prince,

road:

Returning to His Royal Highness, the money and rations of the troops stationed in Jindi are divided into three parts, one part comes from the imperial court, one part comes from Yingdu, and the other part is self-raised.

In the first half of the year, the amount of money and food that Congyingdu escorted to Xueguan was also in full.

This is what Jingnanhou had promised Zheng Fan.

Sixth brother, what exactly do you want to say?

What I want to say is, Your Highness, what you said is that the military supply of money and food is an important weapon of the country, and it has a great relationship. The money and food distributed by Yingdu are distributed by Jingnan Marquis, the commander of the Eastern Expedition Army.

Military affairs are not about playing house, opening warehouses and releasing food to relieve the victims. We should pay attention to both the rain and the dew, and enjoy the kindness of the king.

The troops stationed in different places are stationed in different regions, have different responsibilities, and face different enemies. How can Anke treat them equally?

Xueguan rejects the savages in the north and resists the Chu state in the south. With the land of one pass, it stabilizes the situation in the east of Shanxi for my Great Yan. If there is insufficient military supplies, money and food, when the savages rise again and the Chu people re-enter, it is difficult for my Great Yan. Do we have to fight another Eastern Expedition?

His Royal Highness,

You don't know soldiers,

Don't point too much at military matters.

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

I don't know soldiers.

and you………

But my younger brother doesn't speak much.

... Prince.

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

The allocation made by my younger brother is basically according to the military ration issued by Yingdu. Since Jingnan Houye thinks that Xuehaiguan needs to pay the real amount, then my younger brother will do according to Jingnan Houye's intention.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks that he understands the situation in Jin better than Lord Jingnan, and knows the soldiers better,

Then please His Royal Highness, please show me,

vassal,

Dare to disobey!

You... Prince.

enough.

Emperor Yan spoke.

The crown prince and Ji Chengjue knelt down together.

I didn't keep you here to hear your bickering.

My son is guilty.

My son is guilty.

Yan Huang stretched out his hand and picked up a brochure, which was a brochure about the ticket number, which was delivered by Ji Chengjue a few days ago.

Emperor Yan had read the brochure, and he originally wanted to keep his two sons to discuss the regulations on this brochure alone.

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

road:

get out.

My son will leave.

My son will leave.

The two brothers left the imperial study, and when they passed by the small pond in the imperial garden, the prince said:

If there is anything missing in the marriage, tell my brother.

Thank you, brother, nothing is missing.

because,

Basically nothing.

The prince's wedding is a big event. According to the past practice, a minister will take the lead in organizing it.

For example, the last time the crown prince got married, Emperor Yan ordered Prime Minister Zhao Jiulang to be in charge of organizing it; and although the marriage between the eldest prince and the barbarian princess was low-key, in name, it was also organized by the Minister of Rites.

As a result, when I came to my place, it was organized by a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang, who was surnamed Chen. Because of his family background, although he was not cleaned up, he was sent to sit on the bench early. up.

When the prince gets married, the national treasury and the royal treasury will jointly contribute a sum of money for capital use.

Compared with the silver fee discussed by the prince in his last big wedding, his contribution for this big wedding is less than 10%, or even less than half.

At the same time, the prince's mansion is equivalent to the collective dormitory for the princes before they get married.

The eldest prince has already given another house in Yanjing City, which is close to the imperial palace, and the crown prince has already entered the East Palace.

and myself,

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

Regardless of the size and location, there is not even a sound.

If Uncle Zheng found out about this here, he would definitely laugh at Little Six, saying that after you got married, you brought your wife and children to live in the dormitory of the factory.

Therefore, when the prince asked what was lacking in the posture of an elder brother, Ji Chengjue replied that there was nothing lacking.

sometimes,

When you have nothing, you have nothing.

My younger brother has grown up and has a family, so he should be more stable.

My brother understands.

After the two brothers exchanged a few words, the prince went back to his East Palace, while Ji Chengjue left the south gate all the way and got into the carriage driven by Eunuch Zhang himself.

The carriage swayed, and the figure swayed.

Sitting in the carriage, Ji Chengjue picked up the towel prepared in advance and wiped his face. He wiped his face very carefully.

The prince talked about the money and rations in Xueguan in front of the emperor today. Ji Chengjue threw the towel into the basin while talking.

Master, the prince is in a hurry. It's a bit too pretentious for him to pick this up himself.

As a prince, as the master of the East Palace, if you have to do everything yourself, what's the use of those ministers and running dogs who have taken refuge in your sect?

Going out to charge by himself seems straightforward, but in fact, it is considered a loss of dignity to the prince.

Ji Chengjue shook his head and said:

He did it on purpose. He was reminding the royal father that I have a good relationship with Zheng Fan, and I am going to get married, and the marriage between him and the princess, who was interrupted, should be put on the agenda again.

The slave is stupid.

Eunuch Zhang hurriedly admitted his mistake, he was only focused on mocking the prince in front of his master, but he failed to appreciate the deep meaning behind the prince's move.

Is everything arranged? Ji Chengjue asked.

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

Just what?

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

Banban Zhang.

The slave is here.

Ever since I entered Beijing this time, I have said that I have no way out. In the past, Emperor Father could cut and beat the people around me because there is no one around me who cannot give up.

Now,

I am a father.

Master, the one in Madam's belly is also His Majesty's grandchild after all.

The heavenly family is ruthless.

Yes, master.

Let's just bet, let's bet that he is not an easy-going role as an official of the state and the regent of the Chu state, so this time, I just took advantage of the big wedding to reveal it to him.

If the old man wants to see it, let him see it.

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

Fan Li? Hehe, I have always heard that Zheng Fan has a man named Fan Li who is capable of both literature and martial arts and is proficient in calculations. He has a great reputation in the world.

Where are others?

In the mansion.

Success, let's go back to the mansion, I have to meet the person he sent by Zheng Fan in person.

In Jianghu, there have long been rumors about the story of Uncle Zheng's general Fan Li, and there are many versions.

Your Highness and Uncle Hirano haven't seen each other for a long time, right?

Last time, Eunuch Zhang was ordered to go to Litian City, because Mrs. Jingnan Hou had an accident, so that time Zheng Fan followed Tian Wujing to Litian City, which was a day later, and he had seen it.

I envy him, don't say that the savages are on the side, the people of Chu are staring at him, his place is the real place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, free and easy.

Now, he is free, but I still have to stay in the capital. Sometimes when I think about it, I really feel that I am at a loss.

Master, do you want to go to Xuehai Customs?

Ji Chengjue shook his head and said:

What are you going to Xuehai Customs for? What kind of brotherhood are you going to join forces with?

Hehehe.

After that day,

Is the surname Ji or Zheng?

...

In the imperial study room, Emperor Yan continued to hold the book about the ticket number in his hand.

Wei Zhonghe was grinding ink beside him, and when he saw it, he pretended not to see it.

The Min family had talked to the first emperor about establishing the Great Yan Bank, but the first emperor refused. Unexpectedly, my son brought it up again.

Wei Zhonghe,

What do you think,

Is it true that these business people in this world always think that they are much smarter than others, and that everyone around them is a fool?

Your Majesty, His Highness the Sixth Highness should not dare to have such intentions.

He didn't dare? Hehe, before, he didn't dare, but now, he is tougher than anyone else.

Your Majesty, I heard that this kind of thing is also used in some places in Gan country. The local people call it Jiaozi. It saves a lot of trouble for people in that place to do business.

Emperor Yan shook his head, and said: I can't use this thing, at least for now. I just stepped down the door, but I don't want decades later, I, Yan, will be reduced to a group of wealthy businessmen. hands.

After all,

Emperor Yan leaned back slightly.

Wei Zhonghe paused his hands while studying ink, and said:

Your Majesty, the following people came to report that many merchants have come to Beijing recently, and some old people who have already retired have also come to Beijing.

Among them, there are many...

A member of the Min family?

The Emperor Yan ordered Jingnan Hou to lead the army to conquer the Min family. At the same time, Concubine Min, the birth mother of the six princes in the palace, was thrown into the cold palace, and she was given a white silk fragrance after a month or so.

The Min family had long been exterminated in the name of rebellion, and because it was dealt with by Emperor Yan personally, it was impossible for the Min family to be overturned, because the emperor was not at fault.

Back to Your Majesty, it's the remnants of the Min family.

The Min family was destroyed, but outsiders may never know how terrible the Min family's wealth was at the beginning.

Because the Min family looks like an ordinary clan on the outside, but the wealth can pass through the gods, and the relationship formed by using money as a bond has actually formed an extremely terrifying grid.

If it is said that at the beginning, the clans all over the Great Yan 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 Yan Guotai.

Yanchu, Yanjin, Yangan, Yanman even went as far as the west,

on the long road,

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

so,

When Concubine Min entered the mansion,

Only the head of the Min family dared to send such an exaggerated dowry.

It is impossible for the Patriarch of the Min family not to know that the wealth is not revealed, but he has nothing to fear.

However, he miscalculated Yan Huang.

not only him,

In fact, those powerful families who had rooted in Dayan for hundreds of years also miscalculated Yanhuang.

Your Majesty, these remnants of the Min family don't know the greatness of heaven's grace, and the slaves ask for orders to serve as secret agents...

The Secret Service was dispatched to wipe out the remnants of the Min family.

Emperor Yan raised his hand, interrupting Wei Zhonghe's request,

road:

Wei Zhonghe.

The slave is here.

Do you know why I only ordered Wu Jing to destroy the Min family, but didn't clean up the remnants of the Min family?

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

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

The slave is stupid, please show your majesty.

Because in the past, their surname was Min.

talking,

Emperor Yan picked up his teacup,

took a sip of tea,

Chewing some tea dregs that he just drank in his mouth,

continued:

Now, their surname is Ji.

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The next chapter is a high,,,, tide, I want to write it out in one go, about 10,000 to 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 said good night to us for so many days, but his schedule collapsed, hahahaha.

It is indeed a breakdown of work and rest, embarrassing.

The next chapter will probably be written tomorrow morning or at noon, don't panic, hold on to the dragon!