The Jagged Empire of Daqin

When the imperial guards brought Liu Guan to the center of the hall, one of the imperial guards yelled coldly at Liu Guan. Liu Guan did not resist. He bent his knees obediently, and landed on both knees. Ying Chang looked at Liu Guan with cold eyes. After one glance, he said in a neutral tone, "Raise your head!"

"I have no face!" Liu Guan replied with his head down, his tone full of shame.

"No face? Tell me, what have you committed? I learned from the officials that you are a well-known and upright official in Guangfeng County. You are highly respected and respected in Guangfeng County and are loved by the people!" Ying Chang was expressionless, There was a trace of curiosity in the tone.

Hearing these words, Liu Guan immediately shook his head in distress and remained silent. At the same time, Liu Zimin, the censor of Guangfeng County, bowed down to compile a report: "My Majesty, the crime of corruption committed by the guilty minister Liu Guan has a total of Three thousand six hundred and fifty eight two thirty-six dollars!"

"More than 600 taels is not a small amount, but I am still curious, why is it still supported by the people after embezzling more than 3000 taels?" Ying Chang still asked curiously.

Isn't it contradictory that there are so many corruptions, but they are still supported by the people, and the reputation of paying off officials is spread all over the world?

"Your Majesty does not know that the criminal minister Liu Guan is extremely treacherous. In order to establish an upright official image and reduce the vigilance of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Liu Guan always wears patched clothes in front of outsiders, eats vegetarian food, works alone, and lives in a thatched cottage! "

Chapter 238

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"Criminal Liu Guan is dressed very well, but it is too much. Three months ago, the bureaucrats issued new winter official uniforms, but Liu Guan has not worn them. He still wears the tattered summer official uniform. At that time, I felt puzzled and always felt that there was something tricky in it, so I sent someone to follow Liu Guan!"

"Sure enough, two months ago, the people I sent to follow up discovered that Liu Guan had sneaked into the Chunfeng Building in disguise. When I heard the news, I knew that Liu Guan's previous actions were all to confuse outsiders. I feel ashamed, and I have always been punished. deceive!"

"After hearing the news, I immediately mobilized officers and soldiers to surround the Chunfeng Building, and then searched the Chunfeng Building, and finally found the 650 yuan embezzled by Liu Guan in the Chunfeng Building. At the same time, I also found out that the Chunfeng Building Liu Guan is the man behind the curtain!"

"The reason why Liu Guan bought Chunfeng Building was to meet the briber conveniently!" Liu Zimin, the supervisory censor of Guangfeng County, told the whole story one by one.

"This...."

"Damn it, the money-losing officer asked his subordinates to learn more from the upright official Liu Guan. He didn't realize it, but he was a smart old fox. Now, how can this official raise his head and speak in front of his subordinates? Isn't that a slap in the face? ?”

"It's not just slapping you in the face, it's actually slapping the court in the face!"

"Not only slapping the court in the face, but also deceiving the emperor and the people, an unforgivable crime!"

"Hateful person, he should be killed!"

All the ministers were full of righteous indignation and cursed, clamoring to kill Liu Guan. They all felt cheated. The feeling of being cheated the most was Chang Zifei. He still remembered when the winter official uniform was issued, He deliberately gave Liu Guan an extra set, and even took out a private bag to donate ten taels of silver.

But now it seems that it is not known who will aid whom.

What a blind dog!

Lei Tong, Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, took a small step forward, bowed down with awe-inspiring righteousness, and wrote a report: "Your Majesty, the Liu Guan corruption case is different from ordinary corruption cases. When this incident happened, the people of Daqin no longer believed that I was in Daqin." Upright official!"

Yes, in the eyes of the common people, Liu Guan is a truly honest and honest official, but this truly deserved and clean official has embezzled more than 600 taels. This money is nothing in the eyes of the imperial court, but in the eyes of the common people , This is a huge sum of money that cannot be earned in 100 years.

Ordinary corrupt officials, the common people know that he is a corrupt official, and the common people only feel excited after being exposed, but for a corrupt official like Liu Guan, the common people will not be excited when exposed, but will feel deceived. It is hard to believe that there are still honest officials, and even if there were, they would be skeptical.

In addition, it is difficult for the common people to trust the government, and they will think that crows in the world are as black, which seriously affects the prestige of the Daqin government, and by the way, it also implicates the court.

"Liu Guan, Liu Guan, I ask you, how much is your salary?" Ying Chang looked at Liu Guan expressionlessly, with cold eyes.

Although Liu Guan didn't raise his head to look at Yingchang, he felt a sharp chill falling on him, and couldn't help shivering immediately, and lowered his head until his forehead touched the floor, "Sinful Minister ...The year of the guilty minister... the annual salary is 50 taels!"

"How many people are there in the family?" Ying Chang continued to ask.

"Including the criminal minister...a total of four people." Liu Guan replied with a trembling voice.

"Huh!" Yingchang took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and then hated that iron could not be made into steel, and said through gritted teeth:

"You are not satisfied, you are really dissatisfied. For an ordinary family of four or five, one tael of silver can be used for two or three months. However, your annual salary of 50 taels is enough for your family of four to live a whole year. You still want to be greedy, you still want to be greedy, what do you want to do with the money, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is here, if you are greedy, do you dare to use it!"

For Liu Guan, winning often comes from the bottom of his heart. Liu Guan is only in his early forties this year, and his ability is good. Where do you know his ability?The population of Hexi County and Guangfeng County are similar, but the growth of fertile land in Guangfeng County far exceeds that of Hexi County. From this, it can be seen that Liu Guan is a capable county governor. After a little training, he is also a capable minister!

But this capable minister went astray!It's useless!

It's like Yingchang had a piece of fat in his hand, but was bitten by a wild dog, wasting a piece of fat in vain.

"Your ignorance, woo woo, ignorance, I am ashamed of my folks, my elders, and my majesty!" Liu Guan cried out emotionally, the sound of crying was full of shame, it could be described as heart-piercing crying, I regret it.

"Regret? You know regret! What's the use of regretting now? If the Metropolitan Procuratorate hadn't found out about your corruption, how long would you have lied to the world!" Ying Chang scolded with a cold face, and then called out coldly: "Shangshu Where is it!"

"The minister is here!" Lei Tong responded immediately.

"What punishment should be given for Liu Guan's crime?" Ying Chang asked in a cold voice with no expression on his face.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is still the same sentence. The Liu Guan corruption case is not an ordinary corruption case. It seriously affects the prestige of the court and the entire Daqin government. It also has the crime of deceiving the emperor and the world. As a punishment, all family property should be confiscated, and the car should be torn apart to show the public, but Liu Guan has served as the sheriff of Guangfeng County for many years.

"Liu Guan, are you convinced?" Ying Chang looked at Liu Guan again and asked.

Liu Guan lowered his head, remained silent for a while, and then said weakly: "Sin surrender, thank you Your Majesty!"

On the way to Xianyang, he was ready to die, and he had nothing to say about being beheaded. If he really wanted to say anything, he could only say a few words of regret.

"Press it!" Ying Chang waved his hand with a cold face, and the two guards immediately dragged Liu Guan out of the Qilin Palace. After Liu Guan was dragged out, Ying Chang looked at Liu Zimin, the supervisor of Guangfeng County , and then asked:

"A county cannot live without a governor for a day. Who is the governor of Guangfeng County now? Can he be worthy of a big job?"

Before Liu Zimin could speak, Prime Minister Chang Zifei took a step forward, bowed down respectfully and made a report: "Your Majesty, the name of the prefect of Guangfeng County is Zhang Lou. He was a candidate for the imperial examination last time, and his ability is still high." Not bad, but his age is still young and his qualifications are insufficient, so whether he can be worthy of a great job depends on whether His Majesty trusts a young sheriff!"

"Haha!" Ying Chang couldn't help chuckling, "Why can't I believe it, I have passed on my will, and Zhang Lou, the prefect of Guangfeng County, will be the governor of Guangfeng County!"

"Obey!" Chang Zifei bowed down solemnly and respectfully in response!

"Your Majesty is holy, long live my emperor!" All the ministers bent down and shouted together. After shouting, Liu Zimin retreated to the rank of civil servants and stood where the fifth-rank officials should stand.

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Chapter 239 This Year's Budget!

The Qilin Hall was silent for a while, only to hear Yingchang say: "What else is there to play, if there is nothing else, let's retreat over there!"

When Chang Zifei heard the words, he subconsciously turned his head and glanced behind him. Seeing that no one was coming out, he took a step forward and bowed down with a solemn expression to make a report: "I report to Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"Quasi-playing!" Ying Chang replied softly.

Chang Zifei took out a memorial from his bosom, and presented it with respectful hands. Tang Hua, who was standing next to Ying Chang, immediately stepped down from the high platform, took the memorial from Chang Zifei's hand, then walked back to the high platform, and handed it to Ying Chang. Chang Chang, Ying Chang took the memorial and opened it to read it, and he knew it was this year's budget memorial.

At the same time, Chang Zifei composes with a calm demeanor: "Your Majesty, this is the budget for this year jointly calculated by the minister and the six ministers. , Xiguan Daying Camp, Nanguan Daying Camp, Heavy Cavalry Camp, the total budget of the seven camps is 330 million grain and 410 million taels of silver!"

"The budget for the salaries of hundreds of officials and local officials is 100 million taels. The total budget of the Ministry of Ordnance last year was 600 million taels. Now all the 600 million taels have been spent, but the materials purchased with this money have not been used. According to the Ordnance Order, This year's Ordnance Department's budget only needs to pay the Ordnance Department's blacksmith's salary, without increasing the material budget, with the Ordnance Department's 20-person scale, the imperial court's budget for the Ordnance Department this year is only [-] taels!"

"Because the water conservancy project under the Ministry of Industry has lost 75 laborers, this year's budget is 530 shi of grain, which is [-] shi less than last year's grain expenditure. The total budget is [-] million shi of grain and [-] million taels of silver. !"

"Based on the 600 million shi grains, 380 million taels of silver, and 5 taels of gold that our Daqin treasury currently has, it is enough to support this year's budget. Excluding this year's budget, our Daqin's usable grain is 190 million shi, 850 million taels of silver, 5 taels of gold!"

"Why so many!"

"Yeah, after this calculation, my income and expenditure in Daqin are not comparable. Our total tax revenue this year is only 270 million shi grains and 480 million taels of silver, but this year's budget has reached more than 400 million shi grains and more than 500 million taels of silver."

"It's absolutely impossible to go on like this. Isn't this living on your laurels?"

"Hey, is it interesting for you to say this? Is it disarmament?"

"I feel that the Ordnance Department is too expensive. The materials bought last year are useless and can survive this year. But next year's budget will be 800-[-] million. How can the treasury support it?"

"That's right, at this rate, within three years, our Great Qin treasury will be squandered!"

As soon as the ministers heard the sum of the budget, there was a commotion immediately, and many ministers began to whisper among each other.

And Yingchang is satisfied with this year's budget, which is not unexpected. You must know that the development of military power is expensive, and it would be a ghost if it didn't consume money.

"I know, and I have no objection. Let's do it according to the budget this year. What else is there? If there is nothing to do, let's retreat!"

Ying Chang slowly got up from the pitch-black carved dragon throne. Seeing that none of the officials came out, he flicked his sleeves, walked down the high platform unhurriedly, and left the Qilin Palace from the back hall, followed closely by Tang Hua. , After all the officials sent Yingchang away, they also went together, leaving the solemn and sacred Qilin Palace one after another.

After the court meeting dispersed, Liu Guan, the governor of Guangfeng County, was taken to the market immediately, and beheaded at noon to show the public!

"Hey~ Who is the good official and who is the bad official?"

"It's time to kill, kill well, put on a show, deceive the court and the people of the world, not killing is not enough to anger the people!"

“…”

When Liu Guan was beheaded, only a small number of people applauded, and most of the people had mixed feelings, because although Liu Guan was greedy, he did a lot of things and never oppressed the people. Good officer.

What a pity, he died in the eyes of money!

Not only the majority of the common people feel pity, but many officials, especially Liu Guan’s colleagues, also feel pity. At the same time, it also deters many officials who are stupid and greedy, making those greedy officials even more afraid of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and greatly suppressing the corruption of the Great Qin Empire. Wind!

Time passed slowly, and five days passed, the first day of the first month of the 11th year of Shengqin, the first day of the first month of the year 780 in the Kyushu calendar, the Spring Festival!

On this day, the land of Kyushu ushered in a new year. The citizens of the prosperous age put up lanterns and festoons to celebrate the New Year. The people of the war-torn people still kept avoiding the war and could not feel the joy of the New Year at all. After nearly ten years of suffering, the people of Qin , finally passed a good year.

On the first day of the New Year, a big event that will cause a sensation in Kyushu is about to happen in the Great Wei Empire located in the south of Kyushu!

The Great Wei Empire has a vast territory, with [-] counties under its jurisdiction, and a population of tens of millions. Its soldiers are like a forest, and it is known as a million masters of the Great Wei Dynasty.

The Great Wei Empire was originally a weak country and was often bullied by neighboring countries. However, 300 years ago, Emperor Wei Wu, the No. 30 emperor of the Great Wei Empire, ascended the throne. All the ministers who opposed him in the court were killed, and then implemented reforms, becoming the first empire in Kyushu to succeed in reforms. It has to be said that the creator of the military merit system is Emperor Wei Wu!

After the successful reform of Emperor Wu of Wei, it took him a lifetime to clear up the surrounding small countries and expand the territory. The Great Wei Empire had already become the overlord of Kyushu in that generation. Afterwards, under the rule of successive Wei Emperors, the position of the Great Wei Empire's overlord became more and more stable. The territory is also constantly expanding, and eventually becomes the strongest overlord of Kyushu with [-] counties, tens of millions of people, and millions of troops!

Counting the nearly 300 years of the Great Wei Empire, one cannot help but sigh. Since the reform of the Great Wei Empire in the past 300 years, the Great Wei Empire has gone through nineteen emperors, and the nineteen emperors are all holy and wise...

Great Wei Empire, Zhongtian County, Zhongtian Imperial Capital, Imperial Palace, Taidi Palace!

The Taidi Palace is the sleeping palace of the emperors of the Great Wei Empire. After countless repairs, the carved beams and painted buildings in the palace are resplendent and vast. The main hall alone can accommodate 3000 people. You know, this is just a sleeping palace. It can accommodate 3000 people, which shows how big the overall scale of Taidi Palace is.

In the bedroom on the right side of the hall, a pale and haggard middle-aged man in a golden inner robe was lying weakly on the dragon couch. Five steps away from the dragon couch were hundreds of civil and military ministers in black court uniforms kneeling , and within five steps of the dragon couch, six people were kneeling in front of the dragon couch!

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Chapter 240 Uncle Wei Di...

It can be seen from this that the identities of these six people are extraordinary, yes, these six people are Wei Gong, the crown prince of the Great Wei Empire, Wei Shang, the king of Liang, Wei Shuyi, the ninth princess, Li Qing, the empress, Zhang Zi, the imperial concubine, and Tang Shao, the prime minister. He is the closest relative of Uncle Wei, the current emperor of the Great Wei Empire, and only the closest relative is eligible to kneel at the front.

That's right, the frail middle-aged man on the dragon couch is none other than Uncle Wei, the current emperor of the Great Wei Empire. Go to war, but often induce other countries to conquer, let them kill each other, consume each other, and achieve the effect of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's benefit.

Facts have proved that his foreign policy is correct. After his actions, the Great Wei Empire has greatly increased the strength of neighboring countries without a single soldier. As long as Uncle Wei is given a period of time to wait for the opportunity, it can be destroyed. Sweeping the surrounding neighboring countries, and obtaining the greatest results at the smallest cost, unfortunately, the fate is not in favor of Wei, Uncle Wei Emperor, time is running out!

However, as long as the next Emperor Wei has the heart to sweep the neighboring countries, with the foundation laid by Uncle Wei, he can also sweep the neighboring countries with a devastating force.

"Gong'er...Shang'er..." Uncle Wei raised his powerless hand. Prince Wei Gong and Liang Wang Wei Shang immediately knelt forward when they saw this. Uncle Wei touched Wei Gong's face for a while, and then Wei Shang's. His face turned pale, and he said weakly: "Gong'er...Shang'er...Father's time is running out, you must cooperate well with each other, remember, don't forget the great wish of your ancestors, cough cough... Don't let Father down..."

Uncle Wei became weaker and weaker as he spoke, like a dying candle in the wind.

"Father, don't worry, my subjects will definitely cooperate well with the younger brother, and I will never forget the great wish of my ancestors, and I will never let my father down!" The prince Wei Gong, who was only in his early twenties, said with a choked voice. As he spoke, tears could not help but flow from his wet eyes.

"My son will do it too!" Liang Wang Wei Shang said with tears in his eyes.

Prince Wei Gong is relatively weak and kind-hearted, while Liang Wang Wei Shang is tall and strong, and his face shows that he is a strong person. His character is also decisive and known for his ruthlessness. Standing together, Liang Wang looks like an elder brother.

"Prime Minister..." Uncle Wei looked at Prime Minister Tang Shao with a weak face.

Prime Minister Tang Shao is over fifty years old, his temples are getting whiter, and his face is covered with hilly wrinkles. Hearing Uncle Wei call him, Tang Shao raised his hand to compose. Strong reluctance.

Tang Shao, the prime minister of the Great Wei Empire, was a well-known prime minister, and he was supported by the people of the Great Wei. If there was a list of prime ministers in Kyushu, then Tang Shao must be at the top of the list. Tang Shao became famous at a young age. He became an official at the age of 14. In 15 years, he climbed to the top of the hundred officials.

When Tang Shao was prime minister, Uncle Wei had not yet ascended the throne. Uncle Wei was not a crown prince, but it was Tang Shao who helped him fight for the throne and ascended the throne. Tang Shao was not only a subject of Uncle Wei, but also a minister and confidant of Conglong.

Seeing the reluctance on Tang Shao's face, Uncle Wei squeezed out a smile, "Prime Minister... people are mortal, it's just a matter of time, I'm gone, there's no need to grieve, even though I'm gone, Da Wei...cough Cough... The Great Wei Empire is still..."

"The oath you and I made to Wanli Mountains and Rivers, Prime Minister...ahem...does Prime Minister remember..."

Two lines of tears slid down Tang Shao's wrinkled cheeks, and he said with a choked tone, "I...Of course I remember..."

"The king is like a river, and I am like a fish, supporting each other through life and death, and never forsaking!" Tang Shao and Uncle Wei said in unison with a very tacit understanding.

The two are also kings and fishes, regardless of your king and my king, or your fish and my fish. In the eyes of the other party, the other party will always be the king, and you will be the fish. Like confidantes, they are not negative to each other.

After Tang Shao finished reading these, he was crying into tears, with a dull pain in his heart, while Uncle Wei smiled helplessly. Tang Shao didn't give up on him, and he didn't give up on Tang Shao. As an emperor, it is the emperor's blessing to have such a confidant .

The civil and military ministers who were kneeling five steps away from the dragon couch all showed envy when they saw this sensational scene. Who would not envy this kind of relationship between monarch and minister?

"Prime Minister... I'm leaving soon, I hope you can treat Gong'er the same way you treat me..." Uncle Wei Di said softly, his tone revealing sadness.

"I will definitely do it!" Tang Shao buried his head, his forehead pressed against the floor.

Uncle Wei sighed inwardly, and slowly moved his eyes to the Ninth Princess Wei Shuyi. Wei Shuyi is the youngest daughter of Uncle Wei and Empress Li Qing. She is sixteen years old and is about to get married. She is the ninth in the Wei royal family, so outsiders are called His Royal Highness Ninth Princess. .

Uncle Wei is not only Wei Shuyi's daughter, but he likes this daughter the most. Wei Shuyi is outstanding in talent and appearance, and is called the number one beauty in the Great Wei Empire. Since Wei Shuyi became an adult, many ministers have asked Uncle Wei to betroth Wei Shuyi to his son.

However, Uncle Wei's vision was high, and Wei Shuyi's vision was even higher. He didn't look down on those ministers' children at all, so the marriage was still undecided. Apart from the ministers of his own country, many princes from all countries in Kyushu came to propose marriage, but Wei Shuyi refused and looked down on them.

Regarding Wei Shuyi's marriage, Uncle Wei never forced him, and let Wei Shuyi decide for herself.

This is the tradition of the Great Wei Empire. The princesses of the royal family of the Great Wei Empire have always had the right to choose their own partner, and the monarchs and ministers of the Great Wei Empire will not use the princess to marry other countries. Therefore, it is unknown how many other countries have been attracted. Princess envy.

"Shuyi..." With a loving smile on his face, Uncle Wei slowly stretched out his hand to hold it, while Wei Shuyi stretched out her hands as smooth as white jade to hold Uncle Wei's big hand while weeping. Looking at Uncle Wei with choked eyes, he said, "Father...the child is here..."

Big teardrops kept falling from Wei Shuyi's tight cheeks, which made Uncle Wei's heart ache.

"Son, don't cry, my father hates you crying the most. When you cry, my father's heart feels like it's blocked. It's uncomfortable..." Uncle Wei's face was full of heartache. Tears could not stop flowing from the emperor's eyes, and tears fell from the corners of his eyes, soaking the pillow under his head.