Sheng Shi Merciful Light

Fang Shanwu saw the calm face of the King of Chu, who was upright and sided with both sides, covered his lips and suppressed a smile, knowing that the King of Chu was only targeting the facts and had no intention of leaning on either side.Just like himself, although he wished to destroy Beirong, from the perspective of the overall situation of his family and country, the benefits of reopening the border trade are greater than the disadvantages, so he supports the reopening, in response to the past consequences and future of the tea-horse trade market that Su Yan said Hidden dangers are analyzed one by one and compared with each other.

In particular, King Guangling's idea of ​​trading tea for horses and not trading metal coins will reduce hidden dangers. It can be regarded as a concluding statement, and the eloquence is also very eloquent. It must be praised.

The opposition could no longer cite any other grounds for objection.

Many bystanders and opponents came to the support camp.

Finally, Zhao Jiu, the Grand Master and Prime Minister of the Left, summarized the results of the debate.

The opposition party believes that reopening the trade market will repeat the tragedy of 11 years ago, allowing bandits in neighboring countries to turn copper into weapons, which may once again pose a threat to the Taiko Dynasty.Even if copper and iron are controlled, there will still be unscrupulous businessmen who fish in troubled waters and use the tea-horse trade to entrain prohibited items. It is better to strictly prohibit and severely crack down on smuggling.

Most of the officials supported the party. They carefully studied King Guangling's method of "trading tea for horses", and believed that they only exchanged tea, porcelain, and silk for horses, and then set up checkpoints. There will be no danger in the country, and it can increase taxes, increase the number of domestic war horses, and ease relations with neighboring countries.

Most of the ministers are still a little moved, especially those whose families have participated in smuggling and made a lot of money.

The biggest reason for the opposition party is gone. Although they are somewhat weak in succession, they are determined not to compromise. This is a basic national policy, and it is impossible to discuss a resolution in a court meeting.The emperor ordered the king of Chu and the king of Guangling to be responsible for collecting information from all parties about the reopening of the tea-horse trade market, soliciting public opinion, and finally deciding whether to reopen it.

All the ministers: "..."

Hey, the emperor, you asked these two to be in charge, basically setting the tone and preparing to reopen the good cutting?

Emperor Deguang was indeed the keynote of the reopening. He and the king of Chu did not say to the outside world that Beirong and Xiliang were hit by disasters and would invade on a large scale. Negotiations on the reopening of the mutual market must be used to keep the two countries from jumping over the wall so quickly.Fortunately, this year also suffered a disaster, lack of food.Even if you can buy imported grain, the grain road on the northwest border has not been repaired, and it will take time.

Of course, the specific operation needs to be discussed in the long run.Not all four countries are open at the same time.Which countries should you negotiate with first?When will it open?In what form?Difficulties that may be encountered after opening, etc., need to be carefully studied.

Fang Ruyuan, Minister of Honglu Temple, made a memorial at the right time: "Your Majesty, all the envoys from various countries have arrived, and they have submitted their credentials to participate in the Shengshou celebration of Ruiyang Festival." Because Emperor Deguang's birthday is on the sixth day of May, there is no need to hold two In the name of frugality and simplicity, the celebration combined Shengshou and Ruiyang Festival for a total of three days.

"Quasi-play!" Emperor Deguang responded.

Then came other government affairs, and the last half hour was the time for the censor to bombard the officials and dignitaries routinely.The censor especially liked to bombard the king of Chu.Anyway, no matter what you say about the King of Chu, the King of Chu will ignore it at most, but he will never retaliate against anyone.

You must know that Yushi has the task of impeachment every month. After Emperor Deguang came to the throne, he was in harmony with the Chu king brothers, and the officials were clear, and there were fewer and fewer things that could be impeached.In order to complete the task, the king of Chu has a lot of "little tails", and there will be no bad consequences. Yushi prefers to impeach the king of Chu.

Su Yan took out the bullets in his arms and handed them over, impeaching the King of Chu for extorting bribes from the Beirong envoys.

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The Beirong envoy had to collect 500 million taels of property within five days. With so much money and such a big movement, it was impossible not to alarm the nobles in Tianjing.Besides, Bei Rong also deliberately alarmed, and did not do it too covertly.

Princess Yongjia ran out from the princess mansion to the son-in-law's mansion when she found time, and beat the son-in-law again, laughing: "You think you'll be fine if you climb up to the king of Chu? Haha...he's a mess himself, Obviously he himself framed the Beirong envoy, but now he dares to open his mouth like a lion, asking the Beirong envoy to collect 500 million taels of silver to release one person. It is clear that he is blackmailing. Are the Beirong people easy to bully? This is a big feud. I I have already sent people to tell all the censors in private, if we start a border quarrel because of this, how will the King of Chu get away with it now?"

But she apparently forgot that when Mu Ci made a move, he never did anything he was not sure about.

Enke's top three will be appointed editors of the Hanlin Academy.Because Shui Lianxin looks pleasing to the eye, she was granted the title of Minister of Chongzheng Palace and given to Xuande Lang, who can live in the palace directly and read newspapers and lectures to the emperor every day. Although this position is only up to the seventh rank, it is very important. It is a close minister of the emperor. The emperor has some influence.

Sometimes Emperor Deguang would ask a few questions about the current situation.Shui Lianxin is not a simple scholar, but a well-informed person, and every answer is very insightful.

Good-looking, both civil and military, smart and capable, knowledgeable and interesting, Emperor Deguang admired him very much.And he also admires the ninth younger brother - has vision!It was the person who was rescued by the ninth brother——by fate!Although men and men are not in the right way, it is fortunate that the atmosphere is open, and it is not a sin. Emperor Deguang didn't care about these details, but liked Shui Lianxin very much-compared to that mixed-race beard.

After being appointed as an official, although the top three newly promoted officials have not reached the fifth rank, because of their noble status and prominent positions (both from the Hanlin Academy are all future prime ministers in reserve), Zhou Bi, Su Min, and Shui Lianxin will all go to court, and the three wear The government stands at the end of civil servants, and can only listen, and cannot speak without important matters.

Speaking casually will be regarded as frivolous in the eyes of the emperor and seniors, which will have a bad impression and affect the future.

Therefore, Shui Lianxin stood at the last seat, like a bystander, silently watching Mu Ci turning his hands into clouds and rain in the court hall, becoming the absolute center of political power, the absolute ruler, yet low-key and introverted, calm and composed, Don't let the emperor's courtiers fear him.

He doesn't take power to make a speech, he can listen to opinions widely, respect facts, is impartial, broad-minded, and unparalleled in wisdom... The courtiers looked at him, no matter what expression they had, there would be a hint of reverence in their eyes.

Mu Ci has become the spiritual leader of the entire court, and even the entire Daxing.

Shui Lianxin put her chest in her chest slightly to relieve the suffocating feeling in her chest, but her eyes were fixed on the slender figure stirring up the situation in the hall...

Su Min was standing next to Shui Lianxin, worrying to look over from time to time, for fear that Shui Lianxin's undisguised fiery gaze would be regarded as disrespect.

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The censor heard about the incident, and followed Su Yan's footsteps, and exposed in the court hall that "the king of Chu privately asked the envoy of Beirong to give a bribe of 500 million taels of silver before he would let it go".Anyway, everyone knows that the king of Chu will not commit crimes because of his words.

Shui Lianxin was a little nervous at once, this kind of thing can be big or small, if people use it to make a big fuss, saying that the king of Chu deliberately provoked a dispute between the two countries, there will be big trouble.

But Mu Ci didn't care at all, she seemed to be tired, leaning on the soft king chair with her forehead propped up, her gaze was flat, and she had no intention of defending herself.

Emperor Deguang was the "Nine Younger Brothers", so he got angry first. He didn't ask the King of Chu if he did such a thing, but asked first: "Even if it is such a secret, it is impossible to announce it to the world. Did the family follow the law?" How did you know?"

The censor stopped talking.Can it be said that someone tied stone books in their backyard?But now it seems that everyone has received letters, and there is indeed a suspicion of...using them as spearmen to attack the King of Chu.

Emperor Deguang had Ye Xingwei in his hands, so of course he knew about the matter of tying the stone and throwing the book, so he was very unhappy and said, "Humph! Can't tell? Maybe it's Bei Rong's treacherous scheme to make all the ministers deliberately trouble the King of Chu, so... "

At this time, Mu Cilue raised his hand.

Emperor Deguang immediately stopped talking and asked, "Ninth Brother, do you have something to say?"

Everyone thought that Mu Ci would deny it, but Mu Ci actually nodded and said, "It's not bad that I asked Bei Rong's Deputy Envoy to raise money, and I also asked them to write a letter of apology." He said to Fang Ruyuan, Minister of Honglu Temple, "This matter I would like to trouble Fang Qing’s family to urge Bei Rong to hand over the letter of apology of ‘good attitude and deep reflection’ within six days.”

After Mu Ci finished speaking, she looked around all the ministers with a faint gaze, full of the disdain of the superiors, so that everyone did not dare to resist, and shrank their necks subconsciously.Mu Cicai said: "This letter of apology will be published in the residence newspaper to inform the whole country. Just as I go to Beijing, the emperor's feet are rampant... I will let all countries in the world see it. Provocation!!"

These words can be said to Wenchen's heart.

Literati are noble and have a strong character. To put it bluntly, they are good for face. For the sake of face, they can sacrifice their insides.So for things that can save face, such as asking Bei Rong to bow his head and apologize in the newspaper, it is more face-saving than winning 500 million taels of silver. There is a deep meaning.

It is worthy of being the most virtuous king of Daxing! !

Then Mu Ci explained why he asked for 500 million taels of silver to redeem one person.

Mu Ci said: "Although foreign envoys received courtesy in the Daxing Dynasty, the third elder brother benevolently ordered 'don't hurt the envoys', which made some envoys feel confident, even daring to offend me. It is too arrogant. If the envoys are in our territory Breaking the law, murder and arson without punishment, will definitely encourage arrogance, deceive our monarchs and ministers incompetence, insult our great reputation, and be unable to account for our citizens. You must know that the law is supreme, the king is still under the law, and countries come to make their feet trample on us If you are lucky with the land, you should abide by the laws of our country. Therefore, the Ministry of Punishments and other three courts judged, and the third brother ruled that it is justified to punish the illegal envoys of Beirong! It is reasonable!"

All the ministers nodded, but since this is the case, why can they redeem people?

Mu Ci immediately gave the answer: "I am grateful to my third brother for upholding justice for me. I ordered to kill the Beirong envoy, but I didn't want to cause disputes between the two countries. From the small family harmony to the big two countries getting along, there is no As a result of mutual compromise, no one wants to cause discord in the family because of some trivial matters, nor do they want to cause the two countries to fight against each other because of a little friction, or even ignite the flames of war. So when the deputy envoy of Beirong begged me to forgive, I thought carefully After thinking about it, I came up with a better, compromised suggestion, which can not hurt his life, but also can be severely punished, which can serve as a warning, so that all envoys will behave in order, and dare not commit crimes on our land and hurt us subjects."

At one time they said release, and at another time they said punishment. Everyone didn't know what kind of tricks King Chu was playing, so wait for the next article.

Mu Ci said: "The method is that all the envoys who committed the crime, after being tried and convicted according to the laws of our country, can accept that they spend a huge amount of money to redeem their lives if they are sentenced to death. This is called 'diplomatic immunity'."

Mu Ci put forward the concept of "diplomatic immunity", which is similar to the meaning of "the two countries do not kill the envoy when they are at war", but it also has a certain binding force on the envoy, so as to prevent the envoy from doing anything wrong.

Emperor Deguang has cooperated with Mu Ci many times, and he knows how to cooperate with Mu Ci best, so he continued to sing black faces and said: "Ninth Brother, no, Bei Rong envoys are extremely vicious, and dare to murder you at the feet of the emperor. them."

"But because of my personal grievances, the two countries went to war, which really makes me feel uneasy. Third brother, you are a benevolent king. Don't let the flames of war resume for me, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border will suffer innocently." Mu Ci He also said, "And this is not pampering them. We still convict them according to the law. It is just a compromise, giving them a 'diplomatic immunity' and allowing them to buy their lives."

Emperor Deguang asked all his ministers: "What do you think about it?"

"Soldiers are also murder weapons." The ministers were unwilling to use weapons rashly, so they said: "The ministers wait for second opinion."

"The minister waits for a second opinion..."

Emperor Deguang did not refute Mu Ci, nodded and said: "Since everyone agrees, and the ninth brother is also lenient, let's redeem it. If you get enough 500 million taels, the Ministry of punishment will release everyone."

"Third brother, wait!" Mu Ci shook his head again, "500 million taels of silver is not a redemption for all ten of them. The crime of assassinating the prince is heinous, which is equivalent to treason, so this price can only buy one life."

Emperor Deguang: "..."

Minister: "..."

So dark.

Fortunately, the annual tax revenue of the treasury is only more than 7000 million taels of silver. If ten heads are redeemed, the treasury will have income for half a year.

This lucrative business is so easy to do. If it wasn’t for the fear that the King of Chu would be weak and unable to bear it, Emperor Deguang, the “nine younger brothers,” would be furious. In fact, everyone welcomes envoys from various countries to assassinate the King of Chu a few more times.

Seeing that everyone had unified their opinions, Emperor Deguang ordered Hanlin scholars to draft an imperial decree, saying: "In this way, the diplomatic missions are authorized to have "diplomatic immunity". Exercising "Diplomatic Immunity", the Bank of Communications redeemed his life, according to the seriousness of the crime, he used a price ranging from 100 million to 500 million taels to redeem a head. However, the circumstances are particularly serious, such as provoking the emperor's dignity, endangering national security, or committing a second crime Those who do not change will no longer be within the scope of diplomatic immunity."

As soon as the edict was issued, all the envoys were in an uproar: Is this a money grab?

Yes, this is a money grab!

Murong Ren originally wanted to take the opportunity to trip up the King of Chu, so he could release them without paying any money, but now, the emperor ordered that Murong Ren could only be robbed.I also want to lament that the King of Chu is really capable, he can be regarded as covering the sky with one hand, and the whole world, including the emperor and the court, will operate according to his wishes.

Murong Ren can only chip in the money. Although he is the younger brother of Emperor Beirong and a serious prince, he has limited funds at hand. The damned mixed-race Mei Rong with a beard somehow invited King Qinghe to give him some money. Treasure Palm Eyes.The treasures that King Qinghe has seen are not known. He has been ignorant for a long time, and he is well-informed. He has been to Beirong several times, and he cannot be fooled by ordinary things.

Murong Ren could only put away any small thoughts, and was beaten by the husband and wife of Chu Wang and Mei Rong, obediently collecting money.

Looking at the situation, Murong Ren knew that it was good enough for him to get Dahe Judao out. The others were just guards, and they were all the dogs of Dahe's family. They usually made trouble for him. I can't take care of it.

He didn't want to spend too much money and hurt his bones... The money he paid to buy Dahe Judao would definitely not be reimbursed when he went back.

This is for later.

In the court hall, Shui Lianxin kept her gaze obsessed, looking at Mu Ci, the young man who changed the color of the world with his palms on his hands. Hidden under his frail, beautiful and monstrous appearance, was a strong and radiant man who made people couldn't help but worship him. A lofty soul.

Shui Lianxin couldn't say anything, only full of reverence and a huge shock in her heart.

This kind of shock was far from the first time. It simply refreshed his three views again and again. At the same time... the thorny vines deep in his heart sprouted again, and blossomed into blossoming flowers with blood.

The pain was so extreme that I could actually taste a little bit of sweetness...

When Mu Ci returned to Chu Palace, he ignored the ups and downs of the outside world, and just lay down on a soft couch in the glass greenhouse newly built for the rose garden, reading many books translated by Hu people. What Ci likes, someone will help him collect it, but with his reading efficiency, the number of translations is too small, which can no longer satisfy him.

Fortunately, Mu Ci is also fast at learning characters, and can already understand the language of five or six Hu people, so he directly took their original books to read.While flipping through the pages, Qi Yan came over and said, "The son of Prince Qinghe, Prince Yiluo and Prince Ganquan are here to visit." They were talking about Mu Yunge, Mu Yongqing and Mu Guangxiao.

"Well," Mu Ci flipped through the book in his hands at a not slow speed, flipped through it, and said calmly, "Lead it to the Palace of Peace."

"Yes!" Qi Yan Yingxia was about to leave, but saw Mou Yu hurried over and asked him to stop.

As soon as Qi Yan saluted, Mou Yu hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Prepare the incense table, there will be a decree in the palace soon, please support it first, don't rush to receive it..." Without saying anything clearly, he hurried into the rose garden.

Without raising her eyes, Mu Ci continued to read, and asked Mou Yu, "Didn't you say that the defense team is starting today, so you went to see off Jun Feng and He Zhi?"

Bai Lin's word is Junfeng, and Anqing's word is Hezhi.

"Send them off, and it doesn't take time to tell them a few things. They are too anxious to march and don't have so much to say. But when I came back, I heard a message from the palace that it was..." Mou Yu was a little confused Anxiety, as if a kind of superficial calm is about to be broken, showing a stormy sea under a thick layer of ice.

"Tell me, what's the point of hesitating with me?" Mu Ci raised her eyes and glanced at him.

Mou Yu frowned and said, "I don't know what Shui Tanhua said, but His Majesty suddenly remembered that since the Beihai County King left, our palace still lacked a senior official, so we ordered Shui Tanhua to be the senior official of the palace."

A Tanhualang is an overqualified official to be the head of the palace, but the status of the Chu Palace is completely different. To be the head of the Chu Palace is definitely Tanhualang's career, and his future prospects are also very good.It's just that Mou Yu's sense of water and flowers is very complicated.That guy is obviously Mu Ci's brother from the same mother, but his many behaviors... Which one is the performance that a real brother should have?

In addition to the admiration that should not exist, there are some strange things, but Mou Yu can't tell where the specific strange things are. In short, it is very uncomfortable, so he asked Mu Ci: "Is this order accepted?"